It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bay Springs can now relate to. They fell just short of the West Lincoln Bears by a score of 16-14 on Saturday. Bay Springs has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For West Lincoln's part, Whitney Grace Whittington spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and eight unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up six Ks. Whittington has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryleigh Purdy, who went 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Wallace, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Bay Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for West Lincoln, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-8.
Bay Springs does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Lincoln, they will head out on the road to take on Pisgah at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pisgah will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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