The St. Anne Cardinals will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Illinois Lutheran Chargers at 4:30 p.m.
St. Anne will head into Thursday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Grace Christian Academy on Thursday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 15-point defeat they were dealt on Wednesday. St. Anne fell just short of Grace Christian Academy by a score of 5-3.
Lily Fox made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Illinois Lutheran scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Heritage Christian as Illinois Lutheran made off with a 20-2 win. Considering Illinois Lutheran has won seven contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Madison Permenter was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Lola Spada, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
St. Anne dropped their record down to 0-15 with that loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Illinois Lutheran, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
St. Anne might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from Illinois Lutheran in their previous matchup on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Spada, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Now that St. Anne knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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