Colerain couldn't beat Lakota West on Monday even though they stacked four runs on them in the fifth inning. The Cardinals came up short against the Firebirds, falling 14-5. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Firebirds recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
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Colerain got a good showing from Landen Winer, who struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits. Winer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Dalton Geers made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That RBI was his first of the season. Evan Czarnecki was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Colerain's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Lakota West, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Colerain is set to challenge their familiar foe Princeton at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Lakota West will square off against rival Hamilton at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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