Rockwood Summit is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Ritenour is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Rockwood Summit Falcons will host the Ritenour Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Rockwood Summit earned a 12-7 win over Incarnate Word Academy.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ritenour). They were the clear victor by a 23-12 margin over Pattonville on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Ritenour let Grace Key and Jaycee Durnin loose on the outfield. Key went 4-for-6 with four runs, two triples, and two stolen bases, while Durnin went 3-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. The dominant performance also gave Key a new career-high in hits. Jadah Hartsell was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ritenour kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 23 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in three consecutive matches.
Rockwood Summit's victory bumped their record up to 18-7. As for Ritenour, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
Rockwood Summit took their win against Ritenour when the teams last played back in September of 2017 by a conclusive 16-0. Will Rockwood Summit repeat their success, or does Ritenour have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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