St. Marys had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Doddridge County Bulldogs and snuck past 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Marys also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Cali Masters was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Masters has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Masters was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with an RBI.
In other pitching news, Kyleigh Rupert looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
Masters wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Zoey Winland, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Brylee McGrady was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
On Doddridge County's side, Kenna Curran spent all 9.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks.
St. Marys' win bumped their record up to 22-1. As for Doddridge County, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-9.
St. Marys is on the road again on Friday to play Roane County at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. Marys: 1.2, Roane County: 0.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Doddridge County, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against South Harrison at 6:00 p.m. South Harrison is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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