Rochelle had to kick off their season on the road on Thursday, but they showed no ill effects. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Guilford Vikings. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Rochelle also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2019.
Lauren Dyer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned run or hits over four innings pitched. Dyer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ella Alfano, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Dylan Etes was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
On Guilford's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Hunter, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Guilford didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rochelle only tossed seven.
Guilford now has a losing record at 1-2.
Rochelle will head out on the road to face off against Seymour at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Guilford, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Harvard at 4:30 p.m.
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