Firelands fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Brookside on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Brookside Cardinals by a score of 10-8. Firelands was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Brookside apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Jeanette Crawford was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she pitched eight innings while giving up three earned (and seven unearned) runs off 13 hits. Crawford has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Crawford was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Sarah Blankenship made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Lexi Schrader was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-6.
On Brookside's side, Kaylynn Hannan was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Khloe Racz, who went 4-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Firelands has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season. As for Brookside, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
Firelands will be playing at home against Norwalk at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Firelands is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Brookside, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Wellington at 2:02 p.m. Brookside has given up an average of 10.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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