Softball Recap: Granite City Triumphs

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Previous 6 Games

03/20/25 - Home	9-7 W
03/17/22 - Away	3-13 L
05/08/18 - Away	1-3 L
04/12/18 - Home	2-10 L
05/11/17 - Away	0-5 L
04/11/17 - Home	0-5 L

Granite City hadn't done well against O'Fallon recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Granite City sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 win over O'Fallon. This was payback for the Warriors, who suffered a 13-3 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Christine Myers made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Myers was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with two RBI.

In other batting news, Granite City got a massive performance out of Alexis Ruiz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave Ruiz a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Milyn Roehr, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.

Granite City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as O'Fallon only posted an OBP of .303.

Granite City has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch. As for O'Fallon, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

Looking ahead, Granite City will head out to square off against Highland at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for O'Fallon, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 22-3 defeat against Triad on the 22nd.