It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Providence School can now relate to. They lost 12-2 to the University Christian Christians on Friday. Providence School has not had much luck with University Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Summer Stearns made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
On University Christian's side, Sophia Kardatzke was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Kardatzke was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jaleigha Harris was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lydia Smith, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Providence School's defeat dropped their record down to 11-13. As for University Christian, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 18-7.
Providence School does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for University Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against John Carroll Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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