Ladue Horton Watkins is 0-3 against Ritenour since October of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. The Ladue Horton Watkins Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Ritenour Huskies at 4:15 p.m. Ladue Horton Watkins will be strutting in after a win while Ritenour will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Ladue Horton Watkins made easy work of Affton and carried off a 14-3 victory. Considering the Rams have won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Caroline Moore made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ladue Horton Watkins got a massive performance out of Penelope Cross, who scored four runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Camille Whitfield, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ladue Horton Watkins kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 23 runs the game before, Ritenour was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They lost 11-1 to Rockwood Summit. The Huskies have struggled against the Falcons recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Ritenour saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Key, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
The win made it two in a row for Ladue Horton Watkins and bumps their season record up to 9-6. As for Ritenour, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9.
Ladue Horton Watkins suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Ritenour in their previous meeting back in September. Can Ladue Horton Watkins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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