It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Gardner-South Wilmington can now relate to. They fell 7-4 to the Dwight Trojans on Saturday. Gardner-South Wilmington's defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Gardner-South Wilmington saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Simms, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI. Simms has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On Dwight's side, Madi Ely spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 14 Ks.
On the hitting side, Megan Livingston was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Heath, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Gardner-South Wilmington's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-12. As for Dwight, the victory got them back to even at 14-14.
As of now, neither Gardner-South Wilmington nor Dwight have any future games scheduled.
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