Sunnyside Christian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the DeSales Irish 8-7. This was payback for Sunnyside Christian, who suffered an 8-5 defeat the last time these two teams met.
For DeSales' part, Kate Dunham put in work no matter where she played. She struck out 14 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and six unearned) runs off nine hits. Dunham has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Dunham was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Caroline Kutsch was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a triple.
Sunnyside Christian's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-5. As for DeSales, they dropped their record down to 13-4-1 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Sunnyside Christian by a score of 12-1 later that day.
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