Effingham scored first but ultimately less than St. Anthony in their game on Thursday. They fell just short of the St. Anthony Bulldogs by a score of 5-4. Effingham has struggled against St. Anthony recently, as their contest on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Mya Harvey was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Armstrong, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
On St. Anthony's side, Abbi Hatton was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Stacie Vonderheide, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Effingham's loss dropped their record down to 19-8. As for St. Anthony, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 22-2.
While Effingham had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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