It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact New Athens can now relate to. They lost 12-2 to the Valmeyer Pirates on Saturday. New Athens has not had much luck with Valmeyer recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
New Athens saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mallory Kohnen, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Kohnen has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Abby Meyer, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On Valmeyer's side, Brooke Miller made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Miller was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off three home runs, four runs, and a double while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Mia McSchooler was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Rylee Nagel was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
New Athens' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-19. As for Valmeyer, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
New Athens does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Valmeyer, they will head out on the road to challenge Marissa/Coulterville at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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