Mercy lost against Ralston back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Mercy Monarchs took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ralston Rams. The Monarchs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alexis Neufind was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Neufind wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rae Carmichael, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Mercy's loss dropped their record down to 9-20. As for Ralston, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-10.
Mercy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ralston, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 9-0 defeat against Blair on the 7th.
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