It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact San Marin can now relate to. They fell just short of the Cardinal Newman Cardinals by a score of 2-1 on Friday. San Marin's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Taylor Testa spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits.
On the hitting side, San Marin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Cronin, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Cardinal Newman's side, they also let their pitcher toss all eight innings and she was also dialed-in: Callie Howard gave up one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 11 Ks. Howard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 22 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nicole DiMarco and Izzie Kunimune did most of the damage at the plate: DiMarco scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Kunimune went 1-for-4 with a home run.
San Marin's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Cardinal Newman, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
San Marin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cardinal Newman, they will head out on the road to face off against Encinal at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cardinal Newman is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
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