Riverhead put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Half Hollow Hills West Colts with a sharp 14-3 win. The result was nothing new for Riverhead, who have now won four contests by 11 runs or more so far this season.
Mya Marelli was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Marelli has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Marelli was also big at the plate, going 1-for-5 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
In other batting news, Kaysee Mojo and Jorydn Kwasna did most of the damage at the plate: Mojo fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 4-for-5, while Kwasna went 4-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. Bella D'Andrea was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Riverhead pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Riverhead will square off against Patchogue-Medford at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverhead's pitching crew has only allowed 1.6 runs per game this season, so Patchogue-Medford's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Half Hollow Hills West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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