Emerald had lost six straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped down to 1-5 to make it seven. They came up short against the Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans, falling 12-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 26-8 on March 5th.
As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games.
For Ridge Spring-Monetta's part, not much got past Adalynn Holsomback, who gave up just two hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Emerald off the board. Holsomback has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Trinity Burdett was incredible, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Riley Burgess, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Coming up, Emerald is taking a road trip to challenge Southside at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Ridge Spring-Monetta, they will host North at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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