After flying high against Ottawa-Glandorf last Friday, Memorial came back down to earth. The Memorial Roughriders' rough 10-4 defeat to the St. Henry Redskins on Monday might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Memorial of the 5-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Memorial got a good showing from Ryleigh Berg, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Kailey Smith was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with two RBI. Kenzie Henning was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Memorial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Henry only tossed three.
On St. Henry's side, Jalynn Everman was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Everman has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Everman was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two doubles.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lauren Thieman, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Wendel, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Memorial's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6-1. As for St. Henry, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7.
Memorial will head out on the road to take on Van Wert at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Memorial is facing Van Wert at the right time seeing as Van Wert is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for St. Henry, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Fort Recovery at 5:00 p.m. St. Henry is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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