It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pahranagat Valley can now relate to. They fell 7-4 to the Coleville Wolves on Friday. Pahranagat Valley's loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Roxi Hughes was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
On Coleville's side, Kaelyn Lange made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 15 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Lange has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Lange was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run.
In other batting news, Coleville let Madi Gridley and Stephanie Gutierrez loose on the outfield. Gridley scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Gutierrez went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Pahranagat Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 24-8. As for Coleville, the win (which was their 18th in a row) raised their record to 18-3.
Pahranagat Valley didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 11-7 victory vs. Carlin on the 17th. As for Coleville, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Pahranagat Valley at 10:00 a.m. Coleville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13 runs per game this season.
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