After flying high against Seymour last Tuesday, West came back down to earth. The West Rebels lost 11-1 to the Maryville Red Rebels on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for West in their matchups with Maryville: they've now lost nine in a row.
West saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joli Bush, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Maryville's side, Bekah Duck made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Duck has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Duck was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Isabella Saunders was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Ava Maples was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
West's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-12. As for Maryville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat West by a score of 16-0 later that day.
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