Elk Rapids waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over the St. Mary Eagles. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Elk Rapids also won the last time the pair played on Wednesday.
Rhielynn Skrocki and Jillian Moazeni made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Skrocki tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Moazeni tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Skrocki has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Skrocki scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Moazeni scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Haleigh Yocom, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Elk Rapids pushed their record up to 12-1-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for St. Mary, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Elk Rapids has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome East Jordan at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Elk Rapids is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. As for St. Mary, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Onekama at 4:15 p.m.
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