Spalding put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rutland Hurricanes a 17-0 shutout. For the Jaguars, this counts as revenge for the 16-11 victory the Hurricanes walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2021.
Addison Risper
| 08/09/25 vs Rutland | 4 |
| 08/02/25 vs Stockbridge | 3 |
| 08/02/25 vs Manchester | 1 |
| 09/04/24 vs Locust Grove | 1 |
Addison Risper made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Spalding got a massive performance out of Macie Robertson, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI Robertson has posted since back in August of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaliyah Myers, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI and one run.
Spalding was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Spalding's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Rutland, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Coincidentally, Spalding and Rutland will both be playing Peach County the next time they take the field. The Jaguars will head out to face the Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, while the Hurricanes will host them at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
