St. Anthony posted their closest victory since April 14th on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Cumberland Pirates 3-2. This was a revenge game for the Bulldogs: when they faced off against the Pirates back in April, they had to take a 10-7 defeat.
Nancy Ruholl spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits.
Claire Kinkelaar
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At the plate, Claire Kinkelaar was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.
The win made it two in a row for St. Anthony and bumps their season record up to 13-9. It's not like the team was facing easy opposition over that stretch either, as it included 13-7 Dieterich (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 62.1% over those games). As for Cumberland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-11.
Looking ahead, St. Anthony will be playing at home against Effingham at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Cumberland, they will head out to take on Dieterich at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Movin Maroons' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Pirates' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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