Softball Recap: Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets vs. Rocky Mount Gryphons
Roanoke Rapids stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rocky Mount Gryphons a 16-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Roanoke Rapids as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Madison Jones was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Jones was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, Roanoke Rapids let Maecy Garriss and Kaysie Summerlin loose on the outfield. Garriss went 1-for-2 with three runs and four RBI, while Summerlin scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Noelle Moore, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Roanoke Rapids is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Rocky Mount, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-20.
Roanoke Rapids will be playing in front of their home fans against Nash Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Roanoke Rapids is on a six-game streak of home wins, Nash Central a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Rocky Mount does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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