The St. Anne Cardinals will head out on the road to take on the Illinois Lutheran Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. St. Anne has given up an average of 10.7 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
It was a proper cat-fight when St. Anne took on Donovan on Friday. The Cardinals lost 12-1 to the Wildcats. The Cardinals have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Illinois Lutheran came out on top against Thornton Fractional South on Wednesday thanks in part to the team's impressive eight-run third inning. The Chargers put the hurt on the Red Wolves with a sharp 11-3 victory. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Lola Spada made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Illinois Lutheran got a big performance out of Alissia Sanchez, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Sanchez a new career-high. Emma Nagle was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Illinois Lutheran was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive matchups.
St. Anne's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Illinois Lutheran, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-8.
St. Anne might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Illinois Lutheran in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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