Marais des Cygnes Valley can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Horton Chargers as the Marais des Cygnes Valley Trojans made off with a 7-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Marais des Cygnes Valley sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Kelsey Rice spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gracen Stahl, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Haylea Bethell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Horton's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Alexis Becker gave up just two earned (and five unearned) runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Horton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mahkell Grant, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Marais des Cygnes Valley's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Horton, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-17.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Marais des Cygnes Valley beat Horton by a score of 20-3 later that day.
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