It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hoffman Estates can now relate to. They lost 15-8 to the Rolling Meadows Mustangs on Monday. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Sammie Mares was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Vicky Rivera, who got on base in two of her five plate appearances with two runs.
Hoffman Estates' defeat dropped their record down to 3-19. As for Rolling Meadows, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-18.
Hoffman Estates does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rolling Meadows, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 17-0 loss against St. Charles North on the 19th.
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