Softball Recap: Clay County Panthers vs. Ritchie County Rebels
Clay County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 8-0 to the Ritchie County Rebels.
For Ritchie County's part, Rocklyn Marcum made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Marcum has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Marcum was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayci Gray, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Chelsie Jeffrey was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Clay County now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Ritchie County, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-8.
Clay County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ritchie County, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Philip Barbour at 12:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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