It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Matanzas can now relate to. They fell just short of the Deltona Wolves by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. Matanzas' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Leah Stevens spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Matanzas saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ruby Fogel, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Matanzas didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Deltona only tossed five.
On Deltona's side, Tessa Guenette looked comfortable as she tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Sophie Strempel and Andrea Stump did most of the damage at the plate: Strempel scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Stump scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Matanzas' defeat dropped their record down to 19-4. As for Deltona, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
As of now, neither Matanzas nor Deltona have any future games scheduled.
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