Borden and Lanesville squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Borden had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Lanesville Eagles by a score of 7-5. Borden's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Emily Schottelkotte put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Schottelkotte was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Schottelkotte wasn't the only one making solid contact as nine players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emma Hart, who scored a run while going 2-for-5. Hart has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On Lanesville's side, Felicity Cunningham spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on 13 hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ellie Schneider, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Borden's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Lanesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Borden does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lanesville, they will challenge South Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lanesville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so South Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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