Parkway South has gone 4-0 against Ritenour recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Parkway South Patriots will challenge the Ritenour Huskies at 4:15 p.m. Parkway South is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Parkway South's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Fort Zumwalt East.
Meanwhile, Ritenour came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Wildcats 10-0. Considering the Huskies have won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Leyla Payton made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Payton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Tyler Frost was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Giana Fouche, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Ritenour was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 37.9%.
Parkway South has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Ritenour, their record is now 11-7.
Parkway South skirted past Ritenour 8-7 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Parkway South since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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