Ralston won the last time they faced Douglas County West and things went their way on Saturday too. The Rams had just enough and edged out the Falcon 4-3.
Makenzie Macrander
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Makenzie Macrander was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Maddie Ochsner was incredible, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple was her first of the season.
Ralston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Ralston is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Douglas County West, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Coming up, Ralston will host Malcolm at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Douglas County West, they are taking a road trip to square off against Logan View/Scribner-Snyder at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Logan View/Scribner-Snyder has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.86 runs per game on average), something Douglas County West will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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