Softball Recap: Champion Golden Flashes vs. Cardinal Mooney Cardinals
Champion stacked a 16th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals a 17-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Champion considering their one-run performance the game before.
Gabrielle Gradishar was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Gradishar has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Gradishar was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sam Strock, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Maddison Sylvester, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Champion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Cardinal Mooney, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
Champion has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Berkshire at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cardinal Mooney does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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