Softball Recap: Ridgedale Rockets vs. Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers
In what's become a running theme this season, Ridgedale gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Everything went their way against the Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers as the Ridgedale Rockets made off with an 8-2 win. The victory was familiar territory for Ridgedale who now have four in a row.
Kenzie Delaney made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Delaney has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Delaney was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lilly Ruth, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alexis Burton, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Waynesfield-Goshen's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tarynn Vorhes, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Ridgedale pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Waynesfield-Goshen, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Ridgedale will head out on the road to challenge Danville at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Danville: 2.2, Ridgedale: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Waynesfield-Goshen does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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