After soaring to ten runs the game before, Harding was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Canfield Cardinals. The loss continues a trend for Harding in their matchups with Canfield: they've now lost nine in a row.
Karly Trisler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Harding saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Delanie Riley, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On Canfield's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Caylee Ortiz gave up only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Leah Figueroa was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Harding's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Canfield, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Harding by a score of 18-0.
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