Rivercrest fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against East Poinsett County on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 10-9. The Colts have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Katelyn Ostendorf spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and four unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Rivercrest got a massive performance out of Karlee Cullom, who went 4-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Higgins, who went 2-for-5 with four runs, one double, and one RBI.
Rivercrest's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for East Poinsett County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-2.
Coming up, Rivercrest will be playing in front of their home fans against McCrory at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for East Poinsett County, they will head out to face off against Manila at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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