On Monday, the Mineral Ridge Rams earned a 9-4 victory over the Maplewood Rockets. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mineral Ridge.
Lily Merolillo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Merolillo has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Merolillo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Maddie Gerberry and Megan Haynie did most of the damage at the plate: Gerberry scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Haynie scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Laney Rigley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Maplewood's side, Ella Nevinski made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Raegan Krieg was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Mineral Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Maplewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
As of now, neither Mineral Ridge nor Maplewood have any future games scheduled.
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