It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Coventry can now relate to. They fell just short of the Northwest Indians by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, Coventry couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Northwest's part, Dayanaira Midcap spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks. Midcap has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Northwest's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caroline Metzger, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Kelsi DeFrank was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Coventry's loss dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Northwest, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Coventry does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northwest, they will face off against Buckeye at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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