The Ladue Horton Watkins Rams will face off against the Ritenour Huskies at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, everything went Ladue Horton Watkins' way against Affton as Ladue Horton Watkins made off with a 12-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
Caroline Moore was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Moore was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Lucy Dempsey was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Briannah McDonald, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ladue Horton Watkins didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Ritenour got the win against Pattonville on Tuesday by a conclusive 16-1.
Madison Brown looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Ritenour got a massive performance out of Tyler Frost, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Frost is also on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now hit three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Leyla Payton was another key player, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Ladue Horton Watkins' win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0. As for Ritenour, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Ladue Horton Watkins suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Ritenour in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Can Ladue Horton Watkins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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