Softball Recap: Rising Sun Shiners vs. Jac-Cen-Del Eagles
Rising Sun stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles with a sharp 20-3 win. Winning may never get old, but Rising Sun sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Alyssa Simpson made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Simpson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Simpson was even better at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Nora Powell was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Ryan Works was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Jac-Cen-Del's side, Maria Meyer was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah Steele, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Rising Sun pushed their record up to 12-1 with that victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Jac-Cen-Del, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.
Rising Sun will head out on the road to challenge Southwestern at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Rising Sun: 1.8, Southwestern: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Jac-Cen-Del, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Switzerland County at 5:00 p.m. Jac-Cen-Del is facing Switzerland County at the right time seeing as Switzerland County is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.
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