Onaga and Cedar Vale/Dexter squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Onaga had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Cedar Vale/Dexter Spartans by a score of 5-4. Onaga's loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Willow Hochstedler spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Onaga saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bridgett Campbell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison DeChant, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Cedar Vale/Dexter's side, Zoe Davidson made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Davidson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Davidson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Onaga's defeat dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Cedar Vale/Dexter, the victory (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 26-3.
Onaga will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Inman at 3:00 p.m. Onaga is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Cedar Vale/Dexter, they will take on McLouth at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in McLouth's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches.
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