On Monday, St. Mary's Ryken faced Northern in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. Mary's Ryken Knights narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Northern Patriots 6-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. Mary's Ryken also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Emmaleigh Zagrodnichek spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mackenzie Gorczyca was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Northern's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reagan Powell, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
St. Mary's Ryken pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Northern, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-4.
St. Mary's Ryken will take on Bishop McNamara at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop McNamara is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Northern, they will head out on the road to challenge La Plata at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Northern: 2.6, La Plata: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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