Softball Recap: St. Michael Cardinals vs. Bagdad Sultans
After a string of six wins, St. Michael's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 11-1 to the Bagdad Sultans. St. Michael was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the six matchups prior) but Bagdad's pitchers proved too tough.
For Bagdad's part, Nuvia Jauregui made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Jauregui has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Jauregui was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Briah Williams, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Kiah Morris was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
St. Michael's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9-2. As for Bagdad, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3-1 record this season.
As of now, neither St. Michael nor Bagdad have any future games scheduled.
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