The Lakeside Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Cardinal Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakeside has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since the 4th.
Lakeside lost 16-10 to St. John on Thursday. Even if the Dragons couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Jada Lavender was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-5 with two runs and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lucie Cole, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three match, Cardinal brought some dynamite into their most recent game. They blew past Kirtland 24-10 on Wednesday. The Huskies haven't had any issues with the Hornets recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Natalie Soltis made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Soltis was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Adelyn Grant was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024. Olivia Krebs was another key player, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases.
Cardinal was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
The victory got Cardinal back to even at 6-6. As for Lakeside, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Lakeside suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Cardinal when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can the Dragons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
