Rockets
| 05/10/25 vs West Washington | 5-1 |
| 05/10/25 vs Madison Central | 5-0 |
| 05/07/25 vs Cooper | 16-1 |
| 05/05/25 vs Silver Creek | 11-1 |
Assumption waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the West Washington Senators by a score of 5-1. Five seems to be a good number for the Rockets as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ava Lou Mattingly spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Harper Poole was excellent, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaelynn Oaks, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Assumption was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Washington only posted a batting average of .100.
Assumption pushed their record up to 24-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for West Washington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-4.
Assumption and West Washington should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in their respective state rankings. The Rockets (ranked seventh) will meet Mercer County (ranked 52nd) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, West Washington will face off against Mitchell at 5:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (45 vs. 286).
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