It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Waterloo had no problem doing just that on Monday. They came out on top against the Mt. Zion Braves by a score of 4-1. The victory was familiar territory for Waterloo who now have seven in a row.
Mia Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 23 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Waterloo saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Dintelman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Mt. Zion's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Ella Fink gave up only one earned (and three unearned) runs on five hits.
Waterloo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season. As for Mt. Zion, their loss dropped their record down to 32-6.
Waterloo will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Antioch at 12:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Waterloo: 1.9, Antioch: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Mt. Zion does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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