St. Anthony dropped to 14-10 on Thursday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Effingham Flaming Hearts by a score of 8-7. The Bulldogs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Flaming Hearts earlier this season, when they won 6-4.
St. Anthony got a big performance out of Claire Kinkelaar, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Mallory Litz, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
As for Effingham, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
On Effingham's side, Layla McBride looked comfortable as she struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). McBride has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Maci Hayes was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Molly Maxedon, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
While St. Anthony had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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