Kingwood Park and Melissa squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Kingwood Park had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Melissa Cardinals by a score of 7-6.
For Melissa's part, they got a great performance from Eloisa Maes as she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Maes has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Caigan Crabtree, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Hutton(Lulu) Adrian, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Kingwood Park's defeat dropped their record down to 23-12. As for Melissa, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 31-2-1.
While Kingwood Park had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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