The Memorial Roughriders will head out on the road to challenge the Van Wert Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Memorial is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when the picked up their first road win of the season on Monday. They suffered a tough 10-4 defeat at the hands of St. Henry.
Memorial got a good showing from Ryleigh Berg, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Kailey Smith was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with two RBI. Kenzie Henning was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Memorial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Henry only tossed three.
Meanwhile, sadly, Van Wert is still looking for their first win of the season after eight games. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wapakoneta on Friday.
Memorial's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6-1. As for Van Wert, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Memorial came out on top in a nail-biter against Van Wert in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, sneaking past 4-2. Will Memorial repeat their success, or does Van Wert have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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