On Monday, the Maplewood Rockets came up short against the Mineral Ridge Rams and fell 9-4.
Ella Nevinski made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Raegan Krieg was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Mineral Ridge's side, Lily Merolillo made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Merolillo has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Merolillo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Maddie Gerberry and Megan Haynie did most of the damage at the plate: Gerberry scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Haynie scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Laney Rigley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Maplewood's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Mineral Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
As of now, neither Maplewood nor Mineral Ridge have any future games scheduled.
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