The Riley County Falcons are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will challenge the Jefferson West Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Riley County is headed into Monday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-5 heartbreaker at the hands of Hiawatha.
Addy Zeller was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Preslee Colby was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Jefferson West put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let St. Marys get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The matchup marked the Tigers' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Emmie Dean was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joslynn Sutton, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Jefferson West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Jefferson West's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Riley County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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