Steele and North Ridgeville are an even 3-3-1 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Steele Comets will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the North Ridgeville Rangers at 4:45 p.m. Steele is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
Steele stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They put the hurt on Champion with a sharp 11-1 victory.
Karina Shuster made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Shuster was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Makenna Dorobek and Kristen Kelley did most of the damage at the plate: Dorobek scored four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Kelley scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Kayla Rhodes was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, North Ridgeville unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 9-6 to Berea-Midpark. North Ridgeville has struggled against Berea-Midpark recently, as their matchup on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
North Ridgeville saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Naomi Bottomlee, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Bottomlee has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Another player making a difference was Molly Walton, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Steele's win bumped their record up to 15-4. As for North Ridgeville, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-4.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Steele has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.7 hits per game. However, it's not like North Ridgeville struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Steele suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to North Ridgeville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Steele avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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