It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Murphy can now relate to. They lost 12-6 to the Robbinsville Black Knights on Friday. The loss continues a trend for Murphy in their matchups with Robbinsville: they've now lost eight in a row.
For Robbinsville's part, Naomi (Watiyeli) Taylor made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Taylor has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Taylor was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Zoie (Z) Shuler was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sydney (Nimrod:) Adams, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Murphy's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Robbinsville, the win (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 22-2.
Murphy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Robbinsville, they will be playing at home against Cherryville at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Robbinsville is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Cherryville a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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