It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West Lafayette can now relate to. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Western Panthers on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for West Lafayette in their matchups with Western: they've now lost six in a row.
West Lafayette saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bree Johnson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Eleanor Hurt was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Western's side, Lucy George spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. George has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Chloe Linn was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynley Erb, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
West Lafayette's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Western, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 25-2.
West Lafayette does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Western, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Boone Grove at 6:00 p.m. Boone Grove will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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