Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Ridgeville). They put the hurt on the Elyria Pioneers with a sharp 22-1 victory on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Rangers in their matchups with the Pioneers: they've now won six in a row.
Selena Bottomlee looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Kailee Pasenow
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kailee Pasenow, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, five runs, and three RBI. Those five runs gave her a new career-high. Brennan Dillon was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI.
North Ridgeville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .698. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elyria only posted an OBP of .222.
North Ridgeville pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Elyria, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
North Ridgeville will face off against Strasburg-Franklin at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Elyria, they will host Keystone at 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
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