It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hesperia Christian can now relate to. They fell just short of the Coastal Academy Stingrays by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. Hesperia Christian's defeat signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Macy Piorkowski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hesperia Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Terrill, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Coastal Academy's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Sofia Tillis gave up one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Cayla Contreras was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Delylah Ordman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Hesperia Christian's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-6. As for Coastal Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-16 record this season.
Hesperia Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Coastal Academy, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Chatsworth at 4:00 p.m. Chatsworth is on a four-game streak of home wins, Coastal Academy a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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