It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hackley can now relate to. They fell just short of the Poly Prep Country Day Blue Devils by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday. Hackley's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Andrea Hegarty was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Hegarty has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Hegarty was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Hegarty wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ellie Firsenbaum, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Hackley's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-2. As for Poly Prep Country Day, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
As of now, neither Hackley nor Poly Prep Country Day have any future games scheduled.
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