It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Republic can now relate to. They lost 19-6 to the DeSales Irish on Friday. Republic has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For DeSales' part, Kate Dunham made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Dunham has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dunham was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, nine RBI, and four runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, DeSales let Roslyn Block and Maddie Ortuno loose on the outfield. Block scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Ortuno scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Block has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Lauren Rhode was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Republic's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-13-1. As for DeSales, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Republic will be playing in front of their home fans against DeSales at 8:58 a.m. on Sunday. DeSales will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak. As for they, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 5-3 defeat vs. Inchelium on the 18th.
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