For the second straight game, Sanderson will face off against Cardinal Gibbons. The Spartans will square off against the Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Sanderson has struggled recently with 15 losses in a row, while Cardinal Gibbons will arrive with nine straight victories.
Sanderson came up short against Cardinal Gibbons on Monday, falling 10-2. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by exactly eight runs.
For Cardinal Gibbons' part, Sophie Cygnarowicz made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Cygnarowicz has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Cardinal Gibbons let Bridget Mazzo and Becca Jordan run wild. Mazzo got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base, while Jordan went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Talia Marinaro, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Cardinal Gibbons pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Sanderson, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
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