Ritchie County stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Clay County Panthers an 8-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Ritchie County who now have three in a row.
Rocklyn Marcum was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Marcum has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Marcum was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayci Gray, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Chelsie Jeffrey, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Ritchie County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Clay County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-8.
Ritchie County will head out on the road to take on Philip Barbour at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Philip Barbour is on a five-game streak of home wins, Ritchie County a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Clay County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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