After having lost a blowout in their previous game against O'Fallon, Alton was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the East Alton-Wood River Oilers. The Redbirds haven't had any issues with the Oilers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Makenzie Rayfield
| 05/03/25 vs East Alton-Wood River | 3 |
| 03/20/25 @ Metro-East Lutheran | 2 |
| 04/28/25 @ Cahokia | 1 |
| 04/22/25 @ East St. Louis | 1 |
| 04/12/25 @ Southwestern | 1 |
Makenzie Rayfield made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Josie Landuyt, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Ava Taulbee was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
The victory was their first at home , bumping their record up to 4-15. As for East Alton-Wood River, they dropped their record down to 8-10 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Alton has already played their next contest, a 17-1 win against Althoff Catholic on the 5th. As for East Alton-Wood River, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 14-5 loss against Freeburg on the 5th.
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