On Wednesday, Crest Ridge faced Concordia in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Crest Ridge Cougars' rough 10-0 defeat to the Concordia Fighting Orioles might stick with them for a while. Crest Ridge has not had much luck with Concordia recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
For Concordia's part, Olivia Hemme made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Hemme has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Hemme was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Karleigh Wilckens was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Abigail Jones was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Crest Ridge's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5. As for Concordia, the win was the 24th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 27-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Crest Ridge will take on Adrian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Concordia, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Tipton, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. One thing working in Concordia's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last six matchups.
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