St. Paul was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 5-1 to the Western Reserve Roughriders. The result was an unpleasant reminder to St. Paul of the 10-4 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Isabella Guerra put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Guerra was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Guerra wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Addy Rospert, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Like St. Paul, Western Reserve also got a great game from a two-way player: Layken Barnhart. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. Barnhart was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Abby Hamisfar, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
St. Paul's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Western Reserve, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
While St. Paul had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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