Ritenour had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hazelwood West Wildcats a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Huskies have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Leyla Payton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Payton was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Tyler Frost was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Giana Fouche was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Ritenour didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 6.8.
Ritenour has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Hazelwood West, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
Ritenour will welcome Parkway South at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Hazelwood West, they will venture away from home to challenge Nerinx Hall at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hazelwood West is facing Nerinx Hall at the right time seeing as Nerinx Hall is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.
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