The Cardinals continued their losing streak on Tuesday night, dropping both games of a doubleheader to the defending WMBL champion Regina Red Sox. Despite scattered showers the Cardinals and Red Sox managed to get both of their seven inning affairs in. Game one featured solid pitching outings from Regina's Daniel Jones and the Cards' Travis Donahoo as both pitchers kept the score low in a 3-1 Regina victory. Donahoo kept the game tied at one until the top of the seventh inning where he allowed the two winning Regina runs off of a Daniel Bick game winning home run that extended the Cardinals losing streak in the toughest way possible after a hard fought ballgame.
Game two followed the same storyline as the opening game as the Cardinals hung in with the Red sox before a two run seventh inning put the game out of reach in a 6-2 scoreline in favor of the Red Sox. Sox pitcher Ryne Drummonds had a stellar complete game outing and Mitch Mcdonald hit another two run homer for the Red Sox in the top of the seventh to earn the win for the defending champs.
Two close losses to the defending WMBL champions who are once again at the top of the standings in the East Division is no shame for the Cardinals and should give them confidence as they try to end their losing streak as they have shown that they can hang in games with the best in the league, making finishing games the next priority. The Cardinals host Saskatoon July 9 in their next home outing after a weekend road trip in Weyburn, Moose Jaw and Regina as they try to get back to winning ways and crawl out of the WMBL Eastern Division basement.
