Orleans won the last time they faced Loogootee and things went their way on Monday too. The Bulldogs blew past the Lions 17-5. The contest marked the Bulldogs' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Ava Cooper
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Izzie Rutherford and Ava Cooper were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Rutherford kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Cooper tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Rutherford has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Rutherford scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Cooper went a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two runs gave Cooper a new career-high.
In other batting news, Chelsea Ralph was incredible, going 3-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Abel, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Orleans kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Orleans pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Loogootee, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Coming up, Orleans will challenge Mitchell at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Loogootee, they will square off against Princeton at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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