It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tesoro can now relate to. They fell just short of the Gahr Gladiators by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. Tesoro's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Loula McNamara was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. McNamara has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 16 consecutive pitching appearances. McNamara was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Kiara Cisneros made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Gahr's side, Isabella Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits.
At the plate, Gahr saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marley Cortez, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Rio Mendez was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Tesoro's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5. As for Gahr, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season.
Tesoro does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gahr, they will head out on the road to take on Rio Mesa at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Rio Mesa is coming into the match with six straight wins at home, so Gahr will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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