It's playoff time, and Norris had no trouble coming through when it counted. They blew past the Ralston Rams 9-1 on Thursday. The Titans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Rams, too.
Reese Behrends made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Behrends was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Marlee Pavelka was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in September. Kenzie Siebrandt was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Norris always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .519. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ralston only posted an OBP of .333.
Norris has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Ralston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-9.
Coming up, Norris will face off against Skutt Catholic at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ralston does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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