It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Alamogordo can now relate to. They lost 6-0 to the Centennial Hawks on Saturday. Alamogordo's loss signaled the end of their 16-game winning streak.
For Centennial's part, Zantelle Rodriguez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Rodriguez has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Rodriguez was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI.
Rodriguez wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caprice Barela, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Alamogordo's defeat dropped their record down to 27-4. As for Centennial, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-4 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Alamogordo by a score of 6-5 later that day.
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