
Cardinals
04/21/25 @ Watertown-Mayer | 14-0 |
04/17/25 @ Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted | 5-3 |
04/15/25 @ Becker | 5-6 |
04/14/25 @ Rockford | 5-8 |
04/10/25 vs St. Cloud Cathedral | 6-9 |
Annandale had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 14-run drubbing they dealt Watertown-Mayer on Monday. The Cardinals' pitchers stepped up to hand the Royals a 14-0 shutout. With that victory, the Cardinals brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Makayla Jenniges made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI. That RBI was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Annandale got a massive performance out of Emerson Helget, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Helget also put up three RBI, which were her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Avery Seagraves, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
Annandale was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .486. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive games.
Annandale's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Watertown-Mayer, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Coming up, Annandale is taking a road trip to take on Maple Lake at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Irish have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.2 runs per game on average), something the Cardinals will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Watertown-Mayer, they will square off against Kimball at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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