It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact San Rafael can now relate to. They lost 7-0 to the Cardinal Newman Cardinals on Friday. The match marked the first time this year in which San Rafael was not able to get on the board.
Thomara Drummer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On Cardinal Newman's side, Callie Howard made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Howard was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Christell Mccormick was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Izzie Kunimune was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
San Rafael's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-4. As for Cardinal Newman, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 24-5.
As of now, neither San Rafael nor Cardinal Newman have any future games scheduled.
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