St. Dominic came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Howell North Knights with a sharp 7-1 victory. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.
Abigail Mandrell made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Mandrell wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ana Fleck, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Allison Roth, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
St. Dominic didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
St. Dominic is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Howell North, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9.
St. Dominic didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 4-2 defeat vs. St. Francis Borgia on the 26th. As for Howell North, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Troy-Buchanan at 4:15 p.m.
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