It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Westminster Christian can now relate to. They fell just short of the Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) Stallions by a score of 6-5 on Thursday. Westminster Christian's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Giovanna Khoury made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Dylan Lesman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Somerset Academy (Silver Palms)'s side, Ava Stevens was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Stevens was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Brigitte Valdera and Taylor Rebhan did most of the damage at the plate: Valdera got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, while Rebhan scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Katelyn Champion was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Westminster Christian's loss dropped their record down to 15-9-1. As for Somerset Academy (Silver Palms), they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6-1 record this season.
As of now, neither Westminster Christian nor Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) have any future games scheduled.
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