Rutherford is 0-10 against Bay since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Rutherford Rams are on the road again to play the Bay Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m.
Rutherford's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Bozeman on Wednesday. Their tough 14-0 defeat to the Bucks might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Bay entered their tilt with Malone with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 16-0 shutout on Thursday. Bay might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matches by ten runs or more this season.
Chrystal Ruthven made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Ruthven has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Ruthven was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Emilee Reynolds was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Arianna Arnold was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Rutherford's loss dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Bay, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-9.
Rutherford suffered a grim 16-5 defeat to Bay in their previous matchup last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ruthven, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Rutherford knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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