Nichols fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Sacred Heart Academy on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 7-5. The Big Green's loss continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Reyes Rodriguez put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over nine innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off six hits. Rodriguez was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Rodriguez wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Annabelle Berke, who went 2-for-5 with two runs and one double. Asuka Takabe also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Nichols' defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Sacred Heart Academy, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-8.
Nichols has already played their next game (against Sacred Heart Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for the Spartans, they will take on Mount Mercy Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Magic have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 17.25 runs per game on average), something Sacred Heart Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
