It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Millikan can now relate to. They fell just short of the Mater Dei Monarchs by a score of 5-4 on Thursday. Millikan's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Ava Schaffel spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Millikan saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley McAndrew, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Mater Dei's side, Sienna Acosta tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Cat Kawabe was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Elle McCloskey, who went 2-for-5 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Millikan's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-9. As for Mater Dei, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Millikan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mater Dei, they will be playing at home against El Modena at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (El Modena: 2.6, Mater Dei: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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