Carrollton had lost 13 straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 1-17 to make it 14. They came up short against the Michigan Lutheran Seminary Cardinals, falling 16-0. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, with their most recent loss being a 14-3 defeat back in April.
As for Michigan Lutheran Seminary, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 games by six runs or more this season.
For Michigan Lutheran Seminary's part, Ally Coffey and Addison Whitmer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Coffey struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Whitmer pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At the plate, Coffey went 2-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Whitmer went 4-for-5 with four runs and five RBI.
In other batting news, Michigan Lutheran Seminary got a big performance out of Sam Priem, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one stolen base. That's the most RBI Priem has posted over her last 17 contests. Another player making a difference was Sydney Darling, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Michigan Lutheran Seminary beat Carrollton by a score of 19-0 later that day.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
