If St. Dominic was riding high fresh off their 10-4 takedown of Timberland on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The St. Dominic Crusaders fell 8-3 to the Jackson Fighting Indians on Tuesday.
Abigail Mandrell was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Mandrell wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kelsey Kunz, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
St. Dominic's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6. As for Jackson, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-8.
St. Dominic will play host again on Thursday to welcome Incarnate Word Academy, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. As for Jackson, they will square off against Chaffee at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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