It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Yoakum can now relate to. They lost 13-2 to the Jourdanton Indians/Squaws on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Yoakum couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Jourdanton's part, Hailey Sralik was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Sralik has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Sralik was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Sydney Shiller was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Hadley Amador was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Yoakum's defeat dropped their record down to 21-11-1. As for Jourdanton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-7-1 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Yoakum by a score of 6-2.
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