The Glades Day Gators are on the road again on Monday to play the Cardinal Newman Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. Glades Day hasn't scored more than one runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Friday just wasn't the day for Glades Day's offense. They fell victim to a rough 16-0 loss at the hands of King's Academy on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Glades Day has lost by exactly 16 runs.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman entered their tilt with Somerset Academy - Canyons with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 13-2 victory on Wednesday. Cardinal Newman might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Sophia Colangelo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 14 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (and only one walk). Colangelo has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Colangelo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Cardinal Newman let Madelyn Horner and Reese Khanna loose on the outfield. Horner scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Khanna scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Khanna has been hot recently, having posted at least one triple the last three times she's played. Annabelle Walsh was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Glades Day's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Cardinal Newman, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Glades Day might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from Cardinal Newman when the teams last played last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cardinal Newman's Maeve Adams, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Now that Glades Day 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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