Preview: Ravenswood Red Devils vs. Ritchie County Rebels
The Ravenswood Red Devils will head out on the road to take on the Ritchie County Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Ravenswood suffered a tough 13-5 defeat at the hands of Wahama. That's two games in a row now that Ravenswood has lost by exactly eight runs.
Meanwhile, while Ritchie County put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Magnolia. Ritchie County blew past Magnolia 12-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ritchie County.
Chelsie Jeffrey made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Jeffrey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ritchie County let Baylee Butta and Rindy Perkins loose on the outfield. Butta scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Perkins scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lilly Monn, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Ravenswood's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Ritchie County, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Everything went Ravenswood's way against Ritchie County in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Ravenswood made off with a 17-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ravenswood since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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