It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Piedmont Academy can now relate to. They lost 26-18 to the Westfield School Hornets on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (14), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Marissa Holder led a balanced group of hitters, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-5. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Kylee Keck, who went 3-for-3 with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Piedmont Academy kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 23 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in five consecutive matchups.
Piedmont Academy's loss dropped their record down to 18-6. As for Westfield School, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Piedmont Academy beat Westfield School by a score of 13-4 later that day.
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