The Harding Raiders will take on the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Harding turned things around against Orange on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Lions 12-11.
Karly Trisler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and ten unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Trisler was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one RBI.
In other batting news, Ky'Ziya Minor was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. What's more, she posted two RBI, the most she's had since back in April of 2024. Jayda Hayes was another key player, going 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cardinal Mooney). Everything went their way against John F. Kennedy Catholic on Monday as they made off with a 26-11 win. Considering the Cardinals have won three matches by more than 12 runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Cardinal Mooney's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-5. As for Harding, their win bumped their record up to 4-7.
Harding took their victory against Cardinal Mooney in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 14-3 score. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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