Harvey couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 23-12 walloping at the hands of the Open Door Christian Patriots on Monday. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
For Open Door Christian's part, Julia Reaser made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit while striking out 13 over 5.1 innings pitched. Reaser was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all six of her plate appearances with a home run, five runs, and two stolen bases.
In other batting news, Lily Perris was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kay Tesmer, who scored two runs while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
Harvey will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lakeside at 5:00 p.m. on April 5th. As for Open Door Christian, they will be playing at home against Columbia at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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