It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rio Linda can now relate to. They fell just short of the Kimball Jaguars by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Rio Linda's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Kiera Waggoner spent all 8.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Rio Linda saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liviah Johnson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Kimball's side, they also let their pitcher toss all nine innings and she was also dialed-in: Alexa Contreras gave up just two earned runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks.
Rio Linda's loss dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Kimball, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Rio Linda does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kimball, they will face off against Dixon at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dixon is coming into the contest with eight straight victories on the road, so Kimball will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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