Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, New Braunfels couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Leander Lions by a score of 3-2 on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-8 on Thursday.
Kaiden Esparza was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
This is the second loss in a row for New Braunfels and nudges their season record down to 20-9. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Leander, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 25-9.
New Braunfels does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Leander, they will challenge Seguin at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Matadors' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so the Lions' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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