It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Oak Ridge can now relate to. They lost 9-1 to the Rockwall Yellowjackets on Thursday. Oak Ridge's loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
For Rockwall's part, Ainsley Pemberton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Rockwall let Presley Brott and Ava Wallace loose on the outfield. Brott went 3-for-4 with three RBI, while Wallace scored two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Phe, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Oak Ridge's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 31-5. As for Rockwall, they are on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 25 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-7-1 record this season.
While Oak Ridge 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 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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