Bellmont had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the South Adams Starfires. For Bellmont, this counts as revenge for the 6-5 loss South Adams walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2022.
Bella Ashley made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (she also only allowed one walk). Ashley was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Makenzie Mankey was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was MaryKate Scheumann, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On South Adams' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reagan Bollenbacher, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, South Adams didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bellmont only tossed four.
Bellmont pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs per game. As for South Adams, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Bellmont has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Mississinewa at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. South Adams will take on Norwell at 10:30 a.m. in Saturday's first game.
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