It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Danville can now relate to. They fell just short of the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins by a score of 4-2 on Monday. Danville has not had much luck with Tri-West Hendricks recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Autumn Muncy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on 11 hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Danville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madalynn Newman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Tri-West Hendricks' side, Audrey Lowry made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Lowry has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 21 consecutive pitching appearances. Lowry was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emma Frye, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double. Another player making a difference was Ava Hensley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Danville's loss dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Tri-West Hendricks, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Danville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tri-West Hendricks, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Crawfordsville at 7:30 p.m. Tri-West Hendricks' pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Crawfordsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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