It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Canterbury can now relate to. They lost 17-1 to the Evangelical Christian Sentinels on Thursday. Canterbury's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Tayten Moore was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a home run and a stolen base.
On Evangelical Christian's side, Zoe Yzaguirre looked comfortable as she struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Yzaguirre has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Karsyn Mootz was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Makayla Jakubuwski was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Canterbury's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Evangelical Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-2 record this season.
Canterbury does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Evangelical Christian, they will square off against Fort Meade at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Fort Meade: 4, Evangelical Christian: 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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