Ralston and Mercy are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long. The Ralston Rams will venture away from home to challenge the Mercy Monarchs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Ralston is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Ralston is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Duchesne/Roncalli 16-4 on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won nine games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Tatum Farrell was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Ochsner, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ralston hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mercy might've scored the first runs on Tuesday, but it was Fort Calhoun who claimed the real prize. Mercy fell 9-4 to Fort Calhoun.
Mercy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayla Kratz, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Ralston has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Mercy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 15 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season.
Ralston's speedy runners might be the difference in Wednesday's game. Ralston has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.5 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Mercy, though, as they've been averaging only 1.3. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Ralston continue to outrun the ball?
Ralston might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Mercy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Ralston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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