It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Marys had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Ritchie County Rebels out 3-1. The win was nothing new for St. Marys as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Cali Masters was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Masters has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances. Masters was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a double.
In other batting news, Brylee McGrady was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
On Ritchie County's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rocklyn Marcum, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
St. Marys pushed their record up to 25-1 with that victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ritchie County, their loss dropped their record down to 18-10.
As of now, neither St. Marys nor Ritchie County have any future games scheduled.
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