Our Lady of Lourdes Regional had lost four straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-10 to make it five. They lost 18-2 to the Tamaqua Blue Raiders. Red Raiders fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Blue Raiders since on Thursday.
As for Tamaqua, their win bumped their record up to 8-5-1. The result was nothing new for the Blue Raiders, who have now won seven games by eight runs or more so far this season.
For Tamaqua's part, they let Nico Conahan and Megan Linkhorst run wild. Conahan went a perfect 4-for-4 with four stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Linkhorst went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four hits gave Conahan a new career-high. Addison Krall also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional will venture away from home to face off against Weatherly at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional is facing Weatherly at the right time seeing as Weatherly is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Tamaqua, they will head out on the road to square off against Blue Mountain at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Blue Raiders 3.2, the Eagles 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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