If St. John was feeling good off their 10-3 takedown of Grand Valley last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. John Fighting Herald fell just short of the Conneaut Spartans by a score of 9-7 on Saturday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. John in their matchups with Conneaut: they've now lost three in a row.
Alyssa Cevera put in work while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Cevera has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cevera was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Isabelle Stern was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI. Rylee Frasure was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
St. John now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Conneaut, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
St. John will look to defend their home field on Monday against Windham at 4:30 p.m. Windham is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Conneaut, they will head out on the road to challenge Madison at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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