The Brookside Cardinals will square off against the St. Joseph Academy Jaguars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Brookside is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Brookside and Firelands meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Saturday. The Cardinals narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Falcons 10-9. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cardinals considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Markie-Ann Aliff
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Markie-Ann Aliff spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and four unearned) runs on 11 hits. She is also on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games she's played.
At the plate, Brookside got a big performance out of Trinity Arend, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Arend has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Khloe Racz was another key player, going 2-for-5 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Brookside kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are 6-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against Archbishop Hoban, falling 10-1.
St. Joseph Academy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Silvia Lanese, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Brookside's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-15. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for St. Joseph Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
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