Another Region XIV Conference leader took one on the chin at the hands of the Cardinals in softball doubleheader action Saturday afternoon at Drumgoole Field at Cain Park.

The Cardinals scored a 7-3 over Paris in the second game, erasing the sting of a 7-1 setback in the opener.

The win boosted the Cardinals to a 27-23 season record. They are 8-8 in conference. Paris, which shares the East Zone lead with Bossier Parish, also victim of the Cardinals this past week, is 30-12 overall and 14-4 in league play.

Paris swept the Cardinals in the first round of conference play, winning 12-4 and 11-1.

The Cardinals are on the road this week, going Wednesday to Tyler and Saturday to Kilgore. They are also scheduled to travel Sunday to Brenham to take on Blinn in a non-conference doubleheader.

The Cardinals are scheduled to be at home again May 3 against Northeast Texas and May 5 against Navarro.

GAME 2

Cardinals 7, Paris 3

Building a 5-0 lead through four innings, the Cardinals prevented Paris from a sweep.

Hannah Pacheco was a power factory for the Cardinals. She hit two home runs in a 2-for-3 plate performance.

Kaitlyn Corn and Yasmine Derbal also had multiple hits. Corn went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI. Derbal was 2-for-4, also driving in a pair of runs.

The Cardinals had 11 hits.

Alessandra Borjas was the winning pitcher. Going four and-a-third innings, she struck out three. Morgan Brandon finished the game, also fanning three.

The Cardinals did not commit an error.

GAME 1

Paris 7, Cardinals 1

Paris scored four runs in the second inning to get the day off to a good start.

Ronnie Weststrate and Rosemary Rivera led a nine-hit effort at the plate for the Cardinals with two hits each.

Nicole Stuhr struck out six in working five and-two-third innings in the circle.

The Cardinals committed four errors.