J.H. Rose dropped their record down to 9-8 on Thursday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home. They lost 14-4 to the D.H. Conley Vikings. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Rampants, who until this matchup were averaging 3.88 runs allowed.
J.H. Rose saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amira Abulatifa, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
As for D.H. Conley, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-3. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games.
On D.H. Conley's side, Kendall Howard was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and not a single walk). Howard has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. That triple was her first of the season.
In other batting news, D.H. Conley got a massive performance out of Ava Gaddis, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs and one RBI. Those four runs gave Gaddis a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Booth, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Coming up, J.H. Rose will head out on the road to take on North Pitt at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Rampants are facing the Panthers at the right time seeing as the Panthers are stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for D.H. Conley, they will take on Ayden - Grifton in a tournament on Saturday.
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