
Rebels
03/19/25 vs Paden City | 20 |
03/25/25 @ South Harrison | 14 |
04/01/25 @ Williamstown | 12 |
03/21/25 vs Liberty | 12 |
04/16/25 @ Tyler | 8 |
Ritchie County had won four straight at home, but on Saturday they bumped their record up to 11-2-1 to make it five. Everything went their way against the Nicholas County Grizzlies as they made off with a 9-2 win. Considering the Rebels have won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Rocklyn Marcum was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chelsie Jeffrey, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Ava Satterfield was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
As for Nicholas County, they now have a losing record of 4-5. The loss continues a trend for them in their meetings with Ritchie County: they've now lost five in a row.
On Nicholas County's side, Zoe Nash and Brylee Scott did some serious damage despite the final result: Nash went 1-for-2 with one home run, while Scott went a perfect 1-for-1 with four stolen bases. That hit was Scott's first of the season.
Ritchie County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Nicholas County: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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