It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West Union can now relate to. They fell just short of the Pine Grove Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Friday. West Union was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Pine Grove apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2021.
West Union saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucy Jumper, who went 1-for-4 with a triple.
On Pine Grove's side, Lizzie Meeks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. Meeks has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sara Clark was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
West Union now has a losing record at 13-14. As for Pine Grove, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-9.
As of now, neither West Union nor Pine Grove have any future games scheduled.
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