It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Western can now relate to. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lennox Academy Panthers on Thursday. The shutout was out of character for Western seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
For Lennox Academy's part, Liliana Vallejo made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Vallejo was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Vallejo wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Valeria Gomez, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Valeria Lopez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Western and nudges their season record down to 10-12. As for Lennox Academy, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-3.
Western does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lennox Academy, they will take on Eastside at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Lennox Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.6 runs per game this season.
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