Harrison County stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mason County Royals an 8-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Harrison County as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Shyanne Ross was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Ross has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ross was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Harrison County got a massive performance out of Trista Ritchie, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Allison Dye, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Harrison County's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-4. As for Mason County, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7.
Harrison County will head out on the road to take on Simon Kenton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harrison County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Simon Kenton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mason County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West Carter at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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