It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South Putnam can now relate to. They fell 5-2 to the Greencastle Tiger Cubs on Wednesday. South Putnam's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
South Putnam saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lilah Holderfield, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
On Greencastle's side, Ali Hassler made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Hassler has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 19 consecutive pitching appearances. Hassler was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
In other batting news, Lilly Franklin was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
South Putnam's defeat dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Greencastle, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
As of now, neither South Putnam nor Greencastle have any future games scheduled.
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