It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Saratoga Central Catholic can now relate to. They lost 9-0 to the Berne-Knox-Westerlo Bulldogs on Thursday. The contest marked the first time this year in which Saratoga Central Catholic was not able to get on the board.
For Berne-Knox-Westerlo's part, Sara Macrina made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Macrina has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Macrina was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Abby Pasquini was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emma Cyr, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Saratoga Central Catholic dropped their record down to 13-9 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Berne-Knox-Westerlo, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Saratoga Central Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Berne-Knox-Westerlo, they will challenge Greenwich at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Berne-Knox-Westerlo's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Greenwich's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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