Western Reserve extended their losing streak to eight on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 1-9 in the process. They lost 16-5 to the Memorial Red Devils. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Red Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 21-7 on April 10th.
Nevaeh Hacker was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs. Sophia Franks also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
As for Memorial, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-7. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games.
On Memorial's side, Bella Ornelas tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. Those nine strikeouts gave Ornelas a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Memorial got a massive performance out of Ramani Adams, who went 2-for-3 with four runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. That's the most runs Adams has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Mileena Williams, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Western Reserve has already played their next contest, an 11-10 defeat against McKinley on the 28th. Memorial has also already played their next matchup (against McDonald), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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