It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cardinal Newman can now relate to. They fell 6-3 to the John Carroll Catholic Rams on Tuesday. The Crusaders have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Cardinal Newman saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karis Taleff, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Isabella Luna also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Cardinal Newman's defeat dropped their record down to 6-17. As for John Carroll Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Cardinal Newman does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for John Carroll Catholic, they will take on King's Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Rams' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Lions have averaged an impressive 11.2 runs per game this season.
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