It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Prairie View had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Burlington Wildcats. The victory was nothing new for Prairie View as they're now sitting on three straight.
For Burlington's part, Grace Birk spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks. Birk has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Burlington saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Sides, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Prairie View has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6-1 record this season. As for Burlington, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.
Prairie View didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 11-1 defeat vs. Osage City on the 15th. Burlington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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