Tyler hasn't had much luck against Ritchie County recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Knights will square off against the Rebels at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Tyler is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Doddridge County.
Meanwhile, Ritchie County hadn't done well against St. Marys recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Rebels had just enough and edged out the Blue Devils 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rebels.
The result came thanks to Rocklyn Marcum's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Ritchie County's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ava Satterfield, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Ritchie County pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Tyler, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Tyler suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Ritchie County in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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