Rising Sun put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let the Henryville Hornets onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Rising Sun as they're now sitting on four straight.
Alyssa Simpson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Simpson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Simpson was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Reese Merica was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lily Courtney, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Rising Sun pushed their record up to 8-1 with that win, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Henryville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
Rising Sun has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome South Dearborn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rising Sun is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season. As for Henryville, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Brownstown Central at 5:30 p.m. Brownstown Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Henryville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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