It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact LEE can now relate to. They fell just short of the East Central Hornets by a score of 4-2 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, LEE couldn't push the score so high this time.
For East Central's part, Jenise Ramirez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. Ramirez has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Izzy Estrada, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kyana Escobedo-Lipardo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
LEE's loss dropped their record down to 13-11-1. As for East Central, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-6-1.
While LEE had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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