It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West Mesquite can now relate to. They lost 12-0 to the Walnut Grove Wildcats on Thursday. West Mesquite's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
For Walnut Grove's part, Lyndsey Hooker made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Hooker has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hooker was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kailee James was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Ella Berlage was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
West Mesquite's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-12. As for Walnut Grove, the win (which was their 31st in a row) raised their record to 34-2.
While West Mesquite 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 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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