Poca lost against Ritchie County back in April of 2015, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Poca The Dots fell 7-3 to the Ritchie County Rebels. Poca has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Ritchie County's part, Rocklyn Marcum was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Marcum has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Marcum was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Marcum wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kila Frymier, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Poca's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Ritchie County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Poca will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Wayne at 8:00 a.m. As for Ritchie County, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Chapmanville Regional at 5:30 p.m.
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