Lady Cardinals Battle Two Tough Opponents

The Lady Cardinals had their home opener against a solid 3A Snake River last Tuesday.  Soda grabbed the early lead in the bottom of the first with runs by Davis, Hemmert and Goodin.  Snake River answered back in the second and stole the lead, going up 6-3.  Snake River extended their lead over the next three innings and led 11-7 entering the sixth inning.  In the top of the sixth, Snake River added four more runs, taking a substantial lead late in the game.  The Cardinals were not finished yet as they fought back in the bottom of the inning.  Goodin then hit a double and Thornock followed with a triple.  Oliver and Camp also got hits in the inning, and Davis earned a walk.  The Cardinals tallied six runs in the inning and cut the lead to just two scores.  Snake River answered back with two runs of their own in the final inning of the game.  In the bottom of the inning, Goodin once again got on base, but was picked off trying to steal third base, and the game came to an end with the Cardinals losing 17-13.  

After the long battle with Snake River, the Cardinals were rewarded with having to travel to top ranked Malad.  Malad entered this contest with an impressive 15-0-1 record.  The Cardinals had their hands full in this one and they were not be able to slow down the high powered offense of the Dragons.  Malad took control early in the game, racking up ten runs in the first inning alone.  The Cardinals were able to score in the third inning with runs from Hemmert, Davis, Ozburn and Oliver.  After giving up five runs in the fourth and failing to score in the fifth, this game came to a close early, with Soda falling 17-4.  The JV also took on the Malad JV squad. Even though Soda came up short of winning by just one run with a score of 9-8, Ana Davis had a two run home run and Chelsea Oliver had a grand slam.  

The Lady Cardinals will have a busy week this week as they have three crucial games.  They will face Ririe on Tuesday, West Side on Wednesday and Bear Lake on Friday.