St. John's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Grand Valley Mustangs. That's more bragging rights for the Fighting Herald, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Isabelle Holler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Those hits were her first of the season. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Nadia Lagoa was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. That run marked the first that she scored this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Caitlyn Carney, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Fighting Herald
| 04/16/25 @ Grand Valley | 5-2 |
| 04/14/25 vs Maplewood | 1-11 |
| 04/04/25 vs Bristol | 6-4 |
| 04/01/25 @ Geneva | 7-17 |
| 03/28/25 @ Madison | 0-3 |
St. John's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Grand Valley, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-4.
Coming up, St. John will face off against Harding at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Fighting Herald are facing the Skippers at the right time seeing as the Skippers are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Grand Valley, they will challenge Windham at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bombers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.5 runs per game on average), something the Mustangs will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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