Ralston and Duchesne/Roncalli are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but likely not for long. The Ralston Rams will head out on the road to face off against Duchesne/Roncalli at 6:10 p.m. on Monday. Ralston is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Ralston's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Gross Catholic with a sharp 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won eight matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Lydia Cooper was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Vukov, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Duchesne/Roncalli's offense. They lost 7-0 to Ashland-Greenwood on Saturday. Duchesne/Roncalli has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Duchesne/Roncalli saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brigid McGill, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Ralston is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Duchesne/Roncalli, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Duchesne/Roncalli's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Ralston has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Duchesne/Roncalli, though, as they've been averaging only 3.1. Will Ralston keep running through batters, or will Duchesne/Roncalli buck the trend?
Ralston took their win against Duchesne/Roncalli when the teams last played on Saturday by a conclusive 10-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ralston since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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