Ironton has been on the road for 12 straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Fairland Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Ironton: 3.7, Fairland: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Ironton stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Rock Hill 14-1.
Bella Sorbilli and Khamil Martin did most of the damage at the plate: Sorbilli fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3, while Martin fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-4. Martin is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Williams, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Fairland's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Lincoln County by a score of 4-3.
Fairland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makena Black, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Hailey Sammons was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a stolen base.
Ironton pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Fairland, their loss dropped their record down to 9-2.
Ironton suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Fairland in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fairland's Kaylee Salyer, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Now that Ironton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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