It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Dwight had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers by a score of 7-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Dwight.
Madi Ely spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Megan Livingston was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Taylor Heath was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Gardner-South Wilmington's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Simms, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
The win got Dwight back to even at 14-14. As for Gardner-South Wilmington, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-12.
As of now, neither Dwight nor Gardner-South Wilmington have any future games scheduled.
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