Cardinal Newman waltzed into their matchup on Monday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They blew past the Clewiston Tigers 16-1. Cardinal Newman might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 contests by eight runs or more this season.
Sophia Colangelo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Colangelo was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Cardinal Newman got a massive performance out of Reese Khanna, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Khanna has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. Karis Taleff was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Clewiston's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jalyssa Wilson, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases.
Cardinal Newman pushed their record up to 13-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.1 runs per game. As for Clewiston, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-15.
Cardinal Newman will head out on the road to challenge Dwyer at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cardinal Newman's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Dwyer's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Clewiston, they will be playing at home against Suncoast at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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