The Lady Cavs softball team headed into their doubleheader against Gwynedd-Mercy College with a seven-game win streak.
But seven is not a lucky number sometimes.
That was the case on Tuesday, April 2, as the Lady Griffins swept the Lady Cavs in the doubleheader, taking Game 1, 5-1, and Game 2, 9-1.
The Lady Cavs came out strong in Game 1 but Gwynedd-Mercy would draw first blood in the first. Sophomore Steph Diegel hit a single and advanced to second after a sacrifice bunt from Bethany Feinberg. Diegel would find herself safe at home after the junior pitcher, Marcelle Crist hit an RBI double off of the fence in the second.
The Lady Cavs were tied at one all through the fifth inning.
The Griffins would capitalize on a Lady Cavs error, scoring two runs in the sixth inning. The Cavs would find themselves down 3-1 and tried to rally back.
But the Griffins would tack on two more runs in the seventh to nab the victory.
“Even though we lost the first game, we felt as though we played well together and knew we had to go out and win the second game,” junior Jen Ciambriello said.
As the Cavs took the field for their second game and emotions ran high. They knew that they had to step their performance up if they wanted to split the series.
But the Griffins had a different plan. They would score three runs in the second inning to take the first lead of the game.
Just as the Cavs saw that they were down, they loaded the bases but left them loaded as the inning came to an end.
The Griffins would then double their lead in the third inning after Cabrini’s own Missy Miller was hit in the head after her pitch. She would remain in the game and finish her start.
The Griffins would add on two more runs after the game resumed. After Diegel was walked, she would score Cabrini’s only run on a wild pitch.
The Lady Cavs are now 7-6 overall and 7-2 in conference play.
The Lady Cavs look for victory as they head into their next double header against Eastern on Wednesday, on home field advantage.
“Today was a tough day for us but I believe that tomorrow will be better for us,” Ciambriello said. “We lost to Eastern in spring training but I really think we have a chance at beating them in both games. We just have to keep our heads up and make smart plays.”
