It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East can now relate to. They fell just short of the Marple Newtown Fightin' Tigers by a score of 4-2 on Wednesday. East was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Marple Newtown apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2018.
Rebecca Opperman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, East saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauren Maguire, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
East's loss dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Marple Newtown, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-4.
East is on the road again on Monday to play Whitehall at 12:00 p.m. East's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Whitehall's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Marple Newtown, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Mechanicsburg at 4:00 p.m. The last five games Marple Newtown has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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