It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Kamiak can now relate to. They fell just short of the Sumner Spartans by a score of 2-1 on Friday.
For Sumner's part, Riley McGee made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. McGee has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. McGee was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, Olivia Alastra was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Kamiak's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-6. As for Sumner, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-8.
Kamiak will head out on the road to challenge Puyallup at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kamiak's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Puyallup's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Sumner does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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