Cardinal Newman had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Maria Carrillo Pumas as they made off with a 13-1 win. This was payback for Cardinal Newman, who suffered a 4-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Callie Howard made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Howard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 18 consecutive pitching appearances. Howard was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Izzie Kunimune, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ava Walters, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
On Maria Carrillo's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Janelle Herfurth, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Cardinal Newman is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Maria Carrillo, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8-1.
Cardinal Newman will head out on the road to challenge Analy at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Analy: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Cardinal Newman has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. Maria Carrillo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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