St. Anthony waltzed into their match on Thursday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They had just enough and edged the Effingham Flaming Hearts out 5-4. That's more bragging rights for St. Anthony, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Abbi Hatton was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Stacie Vonderheide was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Effingham's side, Mya Harvey was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Natalie Armstrong, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
St. Anthony pushed their record up to 22-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Effingham, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-8.
St. Anthony will have a chance to go back-to-back against Effingham: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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