John Bapst Memorial fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Presque Isle on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Presque Isle Wildcats by a score of 9-8. John Bapst Memorial has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ariana Cross put in work while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 15 over eight innings pitched. Cross has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cross was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Julia Hagstrom led a balanced group of hitters, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5. Sarah Michaud was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Even though they lost, John Bapst Memorial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
John Bapst Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Presque Isle, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
John Bapst Memorial will head out on the road to challenge Ellsworth at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. John Bapst Memorial is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Presque Isle, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Fort Kent at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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