The Affton Cougars will face off against the Ritenour Huskies at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Affton is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Affton's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Kirkwood on Wednesday. They lost 18-0 to the Pioneers.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Ritenour was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They came up short against St. Dominic, falling 8-2.
Ritenour saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Key, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Affton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Ritenour, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Everything went Affton's way against Ritenour in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, as Affton made off with a 13-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Affton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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