Raiders
| 04/21/25 @ Comstock | 25 |
| 04/21/25 @ Comstock | 24 |
| 05/08/25 @ Bloomingdale | 17 |
| 04/17/25 vs Hartford | 17 |
| 04/22/25 vs Lawrence | 15 |
Decatur had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Bloomingdale Cardinals as they made off with a 19-2 win. Considering the Raiders have won 11 games by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Carlee Cady made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mallory Kelly, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Sienna Potter, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and three RBI.
Decatur was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .515. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .444 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Decatur's victory bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Bloomingdale, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Decatur will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Cardinals: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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