Crete dropped to 20-4 on Saturday, ending the team's seven-game streak of wins at home. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hastings Tigers. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Cardinals' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Madynn Dunham spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up six Ks.
As for Hastings, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games.
On Hastings' side, the result came thanks to ELLA TINSMAN's shutout, as she gave up just a hit and racked up 18 Ks. TINSMAN has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 16 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Hastings saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was HADYN LAUX, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Crete wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 7-3 defeat against Elkhorn North on the 27th. As for Hastings, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 9-2 loss against Northwest on the 27th.
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