After flying high against Meadow Bridge on Thursday, Van came back down to earth. The Van Bulldogs lost 8-1 to the Charleston Catholic Irish on Friday. Van has not had much luck with Charleston Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Layla Albright spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and four unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Van saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylee Lovejoy, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
On Charleston Catholic's side, the team relied heavily on Hannah Vriendt, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey McCoy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Van's defeat dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Charleston Catholic, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Van by a score of 14-12 later that day.
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