Minerva lost against Carrollton back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Minerva Lions lost 11-4 to the Carrollton Warriors.
Gabriella Kashdan put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Kashdan was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Kashdan wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Natalie Essick, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. Adrianna Kashdan was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Minerva didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Carrollton only tossed five.
On Carrollton's side, Maleyna Havens was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kearsten Ball, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Minerva's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Carrollton, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-13.
Minerva will be playing at home against Canton South at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Carrollton, they are on the road again on Friday to play Indian Creek at 5:30 p.m. Indian Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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