The Kenton Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Upper Scioto Valley Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Kenton made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Elida, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Wildcats fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 7-5 on Tuesday.
Alexis Ratliff put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits. That's the fewest earned runs she has allowed since back in April of 2025. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and two doubles.
Ratliff wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was CJ Newberry, who went 1-for-3 with one run. Emori Criner also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Upper Scioto Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 13-10 to Elgin.
Ashlyn Downing and Audrey Lawrence did some serious damage despite the final result: Downing went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, while Lawrence went a perfect 4-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. Layla Hunsicker was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs.
Kenton's record now sits at 4-6. As for Upper Scioto Valley, their record is now 4-9.
Kenton suffered a grim 15-9 defeat to Upper Scioto Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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