It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lakewood Ranch can now relate to. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Windermere Wolverines on Thursday. Lakewood Ranch's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Lakewood Ranch saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Corin Soria, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
On Windermere's side, not much got past Lexi King, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Lakewood Ranch off the board. King has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sophie Shaik was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Miranda Murch, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Lakewood Ranch's loss was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-21. As for Windermere, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Lakewood Ranch nor Windermere have any future games scheduled.
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