Lourdes lost both ends of its doubleheader with Madonna on Saturday afternoon, falling 12-5 and 5-3 in 10 innings at Mercy Field.
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In the opener, the Crusaders jumped in front fast, scoring four runs in both the first and third innings. Madonna added to the lead with a run in the sixth and three in the seventh to take a 12-0 advantage.
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Nate Blain kept the Gray Wolves off the board through six innings, allowing just two hits while striking out five.
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Lourdes broke through against the Madonna bullpen in the seventh, scoring five times.Â
Harrison Jackson (Millbury, Ohio/Lake H.S.) drove home the first run before
Ryan Jagodzinski (Perrysburg, Ohio/Rossford H.S.) delivered a bases clearing triple for his third hit of the game.Â
Joel Suraganan (Pickerington, Ont./Dunbarton H.S.) followed with a RBI hit, closing out the Gray Wolf scoring.
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Steve Haugh (Waterville, Ohio/Anthony Wayne H.S.) broke a scoreless tie to lead off the fourth inning of game two, hitting his fifth home run of the season. Suraganan doubled home a run in the fifth and scored two batters later on a Haugh sacrifice fly as the Gray Wolves increased the lead to 3-0.
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Madonna tied the game in the sixth with a pair of home runs and the game stayed deadlocked until the 10
th. Three straight hits by the Crusaders drove home what would be the two game-winning runs.
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Jagodzinski, Haugh, and
Hunter Mix (Swanton, Ohio/Swanton H.S.) each had two-hit games in the nightcap.
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Lourdes (20-24, 15-15 WHAC) and Madonna (28-15, 22-6) will close out the weekend series, and the regular season, on Sunday afternoon. Game one of the doubleheader is set for 1 p.m. with Senior Day activities taking place prior to the game.
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