Ritchie County had lost nine straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped down to 0-16 to make it ten. They came up short against the St. Marys Blue Devils, falling 10-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-3 back in March.
As for St. Marys, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. With that win, they brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
For St. Marys' part, the team relied heavily on Trevor Maley, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those two runs gave Maley a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Winland, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Ritchie County will square off against Cameron at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for St. Marys, they will face off against Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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