Softball Game Preview: Cardinal Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 4:24am

Softball Preview: Cardinal Huskies vs. Lakeside Dragons

The Cardinal Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Lakeside Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.

Cardinal is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against St. John (and have done all season long). Everything went Cardinal's way against St. John on Thursday as Cardinal made off with a 17-1 win.

Dakota Gillispie tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.

On the hitting side, Cardinal got a massive performance out of Morgan Soltis, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Krebs, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Lakeside is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 23-6 to Bristol on Thursday.

Cardinal now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Lakeside, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.

Everything went Cardinal's way against Lakeside in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Cardinal made off with a 13-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cardinal since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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