Old Fort extended their losing streak to four on Saturday, dropping them down to 6-15. They came up short against the New Riegel Blue Jackets, falling 10-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Jackets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-0 back in April.
As for New Riegel, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-3 record this season. The result was nothing new for New Riegel, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
For New Riegel's part, Karsyn Piper was a major factor no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Piper has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Jacqui Tiell was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Coming up, Old Fort will be playing at home against St. Joseph Central Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Crimson Streaks have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.82 runs per game on average), something the Stockaders will no doubt try to take advantage of. New Riegel does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
