Ursuline had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Canfield Cardinals. That's more bragging rights for Ursuline, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ursuline's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Cambert, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Cambert has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Canfield's side, Zain Jadallah was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Jadallah was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base.
In other pitching news, Canfield got a good showing from Sean Harrington, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Michael Patellis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Canfield was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ursuline didn't hit any.
Ursuline pushed their record up to 4-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Canfield, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ursuline will take on Heartland Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Canfield, they will be playing at home against St. John's Jesuit at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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