Mineral Ridge can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Springfield Tigers as the Mineral Ridge Rams made off with a 15-4 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Mineral Ridge also won the last time the pair played last Saturday.
Lily Merolillo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Merolillo was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Laney Rigley, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, five RBI, and two doubles. Aaliyah Wall was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
On Springfield's side, Rachel Malatok made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariah Jones, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Mineral Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Springfield, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
Mineral Ridge will be playing at home against Western Reserve at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Western Reserve's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last seven contests. As for Springfield, they will head out on the road to face off against Jackson-Milton at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Springfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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