It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Old Forge can now relate to. They fell just short of the DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals by a score of 2-1 on Monday. Old Forge's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Karen Sickle spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on ten hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Old Forge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ariana Davitt, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On DuBois Central Catholic's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Rylee Kulbatsky gave up only one earned run on four hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Lily Davidson was excellent, going 3-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Jessy Frank was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a double.
Old Forge's loss dropped their record down to 20-6. As for DuBois Central Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season.
Old Forge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for DuBois Central Catholic, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Carmichaels at 11:00 a.m. DuBois Central Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
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