Sports Leadership & Management and Virgin Valley squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Sports Leadership & Management had to settle for second. They lost 15-7 to the Virgin Valley Bulldogs. The defeat continues a trend for Sports Leadership & Management in their matchups with Virgin Valley: they've now lost five in a row.
Lexi St. Pierre made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Carmen Castro, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Virgin Valley's side, Julia Leavitt made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Leavitt has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Leavitt was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Davie Slack was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Ana Tausinga was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 4-for-5.
Sports Leadership & Management's loss dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Virgin Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 23 games, which somehow isn't as good as their 30-2-1 record this season.
Sports Leadership & Management does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Virgin Valley, they will square off against Moapa Valley at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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