03/20/25 @ Washington-Marion | 22 |
03/18/25 vs LaGrange | 18 |
02/25/25 @ Vinton | 16 |
03/01/25 vs Westlake | 12 |
03/14/25 @ Pitkin | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask DeRidder). They blew past the Washington-Marion Charging Indians 22-3 on Thursday. The victory was familiar territory for the Dragons, who have now won four contests in a row.
Laila Roberson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. That's the fewest hits she has allowed over her last eight games. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs she has posted over her last 11 matchups.
In other batting news, Alyssa Hall was a standout: she scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Madilynn Jenkins, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
DeRidder's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Washington-Marion, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Looking ahead, DeRidder will host Barbe at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Washington-Marion, they will head out on the road to challenge Singer at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Washington-Marion is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps