Softball Recap: South Ripley's Run of Four Straight Victories Now Over

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Previous 5 Games

05/14/25 @ Milan	0-10
05/12/25 vs Jac-Cen-Del	8-7
05/09/25 vs New Washington	7-4
05/07/25 @ Jac-Cen-Del	11-0
05/06/25 @ Switzerland County	19-16

South Ripley dropped their record down to 7-11 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Milan Indians, falling 10-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-1 last Monday.

As for Milan, they have been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 18 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games.

For Milan's part, Kynadee Bode made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Bode has posted since back in April. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Kayleigh McIntosh and Emma Voss did most of the damage at the plate: McIntosh went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Voss went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Coming up, South Ripley will head out on the road to challenge New Washington at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Milan, they will head out to take on Southwestern at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Indians are facing the Rebels at the right time seeing as the Rebels are stuck on a three-game losing streak.