SAN ANGELO, Texas - Midwestern State jumped out to an early Sunday afternoon before falling to No. 2-ranked Angelo State 7-4 in Lone Star Conference play at the ASU Softball Complex.
 
The loss extended the Mustangs' current skid to six games as MSU slipped to 12-16 on the season and to 2-7 in league play. The Rambelles have now won 14 consecutive games to up their records to 25-3 and 9-0.
 
Midwestern State took advantage of the early inning wildness of Angelo State starter Claire Molina, who struggled to find the strike zone with four walks in a hit batsman to allow the Mustangs to plate three runs in the top of the first inning.
 
But the Rambelles cashed in a pair of walks by MSU starter Brenna Hennan in the bottom of the inning to narrow the margin to 3-1 on Elsamartina Apo's RBI single through the right side of the infield.
 
Hennan struggled with her command in the second inning allowing the first four Rambelle hitters to reach on a pair of walks and two hit batsman before freshman Lindsi Glenn came on in relief.
 
Kacie Easley greeted Glenn with a 3-run double to the left-field gap to give Angelo State its first lead of the game at 5-3.
 
The Rambelles extended the advantage to 7-3 with single runs in the fifth and sixth innings before MSU sophomore catcher Kim Jerrick jacked her fourth home run of the season in the seventh inning.
 
Molina claimed the win for the Rambelles to improve to 13-2 allowing four runs on four hits in seven innings with eight strikeouts and six walks.
 
Hennan was saddled with the loss to go to 1-7 allowing five runs on one hit with three walks and two hit batsmen in 1 1/3 innings of work. Glenn allowed two runs on five hits with two strikeouts and two walks in 4 2/3 innings of relief.
 
Freshman shortstop Kelley Schaefer paced MSU's four-hit attack by going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
 
Midwestern returns to Mustangs Park to take on Incarnate Word in a Lone Star Conference with single game set for Friday at 3 p.m. before finishing the three-game series with a doubleheader Saturday beginning at noon.