It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mission Vista can now relate to. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Oceanside Pirates on Tuesday. Mission Vista's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Rian Hickman was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Hickman has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Hickman was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Addison Raphael was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Mission Vista hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. This was only their third loss (out of 11 games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
On Oceanside's side, Nayeli Adame spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on five hits.
On the hitting side, Oceanside saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Pantoja, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Taylor Armstrong was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Mission Vista's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-9. As for Oceanside, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6-1 record this season.
As of now, neither Mission Vista nor Oceanside have any future games scheduled.
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