St. Mary's Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of the Laconia Spartans by a score of 9-7. St. Mary's Springs was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Laconia apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2022.
St. Mary's Springs saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Konkol, who went 4-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and a stolen base. Konkol has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Hafermann, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
St. Mary's Springs' loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Laconia, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Mary's Springs will face off against St. Mary Catholic at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. St. Mary's Springs is facing St. Mary Catholic at the right time seeing as St. Mary Catholic is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Laconia, they will head out on the road to challenge Random Lake at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Random Lake: 3.9, Laconia: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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