It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Eastern can now relate to. They fell just short of the Elwood Panthers by a score of 11-10 on Tuesday. Eastern was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Elwood apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
Emillia Andrews was cooking despite her team's loss, going 5-for-5 with four runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Marly Coan, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and a double.
On Elwood's side, Kenlee Noland was incredible, going 2-for-4 with five RBI and two runs. Maddie Parkhurst was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Eastern's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Elwood, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-17.
Eastern does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Elwood, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Madison-Grant at 6:00 p.m. Madison-Grant is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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