The New Washington Mustangs will look to defend their home field on Friday against the South Ripley Raiders at 5:30 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Thursday, New Washington got the win against South Central by a conclusive 13-3.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, South Ripley brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They blew past Switzerland County 16-6. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for South Ripley's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Ellie Combs tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, South Ripley got a massive performance out of Julia Hilton, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Brooklyn Brown was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
New Washington's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8. As for South Ripley, their victory bumped their record up to 3-9.
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