The Crestwood Red Devils will challenge the Laurel Gators at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crestwood will be strutting in after a win while Laurel will be coming in after a defeat.
Crestwood had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 20-run drubbing they dealt St. Martin de Porres on Wednesday. The Red Devils never let the Lions get on the board and left with a 20-0 victory. The game marked the Red Devils' most dominant win of the season.
Grace Harper
| 05/14/25 @ St. Martin de Porres | 4 |
| 04/30/25 @ Cardinal | 3 |
| 04/16/25 vs Kirtland | 3 |
| 04/20/24 @ Garfield | 3 |
| 04/13/24 @ David Anderson | 3 |
Grace Harper was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four stolen bases, and six RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in runs (four).
In other batting news, Hailey Desatnik was a standout: she went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Abby Hayes, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base.
Crestwood kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 22 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Laurel lost 18-6 to Lakeside on Saturday. The Gators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Crestwood has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-14 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Laurel, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6-1.
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