After soaring to 17 runs the game before, Indianapolis Shortridge was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They lost 14-1 to the Herron Achaeans. Indianapolis Shortridge has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Indianapolis Shortridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Obajolu, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Obajolu has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played.
On Herron's side, Jordyn Ault made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Ault was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Lydia Lindvall and Chalessy Merino did most of the damage at the plate: Lindvall got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Merino scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Elena Newsom was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Indianapolis Shortridge's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7-1. As for Herron, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-9.
Indianapolis Shortridge will square off against Indianapolis Bishop Chatard at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Indianapolis Bishop Chatard is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Herron, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Irvington Preparatory Academy at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Herron is facing Irvington Preparatory Academy at the right time seeing as Irvington Preparatory Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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