After flying high against Dexter last Thursday, Douglass came back down to earth. The Douglass Bulldogs' tough 18-11 defeat to the Conway Springs Cardinals on Monday might stick with them for a while. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Gentry Bergsten stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Cheyenne Waggner, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Douglass didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Conway Springs' side, Macie Hartman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up four earned (and seven unearned) runs off ten hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Hartman has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hartman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Regan May, who scored five runs while going 6-for-6. Reece Johnson was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Douglass now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Conway Springs, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Douglass by a score of 6-5 later that day.
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