It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Lincoln can now relate to. They fell just short of the Ashe County Huskies by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday.
East Lincoln saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tatum Martin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Martin has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
On Ashe County's side, Maleah Lovell made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Lovell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Nadilyn Eason was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
East Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Ashe County, their win bumped their record up to 13-9.
East Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ashe County, they will challenge A.C. Reynolds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. A.C. Reynolds will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Ashe County surely won't give up without a fight.
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