Rivercrest has won six straight games at home, while McCrory has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Colts will host the Jaguars at 4:30 p.m. Rivercrest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Rivercrest fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against East Poinsett County on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 10-9. The defeat continues a trend for the Colts in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost six in a row.
Katelyn Ostendorf spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and four unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Rivercrest got a massive performance out of Karlee Cullom, who went 4-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Hannah Higgins, who went 2-for-5 with four runs, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, McCrory came up short against Des Arc on Tuesday and fell 8-3.
McCrory's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Rivercrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
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