The St. Anne Cardinals will head out to challenge the Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Anne has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with seven straight losses, while Gardner-South Wilmington will come in with four straight wins.
St. Anne couldn't beat Iroquois West on Thursday even though they stacked six runs on them in the second inning. The Cardinals fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 12-11. Even if the Cardinals couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gardner-South Wilmington). They were the clear victors by a 19-1 margin over Donovan on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Maddie Simms made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, firing off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-3. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, Ella Mack was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one triple. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Buck, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Gardner-South Wilmington kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive games.
Gardner-South Wilmington's record is now 17-9. As for St. Anne, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
St. Anne might still be hurting after the 18-3 loss they got from Gardner-South Wilmington in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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