It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Calhoun County can now relate to. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the High Point Academy Grizzlies on Tuesday. Calhoun County was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior) but High Point Academy's pitcher proved too tough.
Calhoun County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexa Tamayo, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double. Tamayo is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
On High Point Academy's side, the result came thanks to Julie Raines's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Alyx Creel was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyleigh Lawter, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Calhoun County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for High Point Academy, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8.
Calhoun County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for High Point Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against McBee at 6:00 p.m. McBee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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