Brown County's game last Wednesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the South Ripley Raiders a 9-0 shutout.
Ava Sanders and Chloe Polling were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Sanders pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Polling didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Sanders has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Sanders scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Polling scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ava Stogsdill, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ally Hash, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On South Ripley's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Heidt, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Brown County's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-5. As for South Ripley, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with that loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Brown County by a score of 13-4 later that day.
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