It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Westlake can now relate to. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mountain Ridge Sentinels on Friday. Westlake's loss continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Westlake saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Conder, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Mountain Ridge's side, Adison (Red) Brooks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on eight hits. Brooks has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Avery Rawlins was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tatyana Toala, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Westlake's defeat dropped their record down to 14-14. As for Mountain Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Westlake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mountain Ridge, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Riverton at 3:00 p.m. Riverton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Mountain Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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