After four games on the road, St. Anne is heading back home. They will take on the Grace Christian Academy Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
St. Anne lost 15-3 to Wilmington on Thursday. St. Anne has struggled against Wilmington recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
St. Anne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Fox, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Grace Christian Academy had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They had just enough and edged Donovan out 3-2.
Natalie Dalton spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up nine Ks.
St. Anne's defeat dropped their record down to 1-20. As for Grace Christian Academy, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-14.
St. Anne couldn't quite finish off Grace Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in April and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dalton, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Now that St. Anne knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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