Softball Recap: Memorial Red Devils vs. Cardinal Mooney Cardinals
Memorial fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Cardinal Mooney on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals by a score of 16-14. Memorial was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Cardinal Mooney apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Kaiya Coleman Clark stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Angelis Espada, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Memorial's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Cardinal Mooney, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Memorial will head out on the road to face off against Crestview at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Memorial is facing Crestview at the right time seeing as Crestview is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Cardinal Mooney, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Geneva at 5:00 p.m. Geneva is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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