After flying high against Lincoln last Saturday, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory came back down to earth. The Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory Fightin' Irish fell just short of the University Red Devils by a score of 4-3 on Monday. Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as University apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March.
Wanda Wilson was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. Kaitlin Ruegg was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
On University's side, Juliette Cuthbert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks. Cuthbert has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, University saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nina Tashjian, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Scarlett Page, who got on base in two of her three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for University, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-3.
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against St. Ignatius College Preparatory at 3:30 p.m. St. Ignatius College Preparatory is coming into the match with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for University, they will face off against Redwood Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Redwood Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
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