Softball Recap: Granite City Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Granite City, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They put the hurt on the Collinsville Kahoks with a sharp 14-3 win on Tuesday. The Warriors have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Kahoks, too.

Christine Myers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high.

Alexis Ruiz

Runs (Career)

04/22/25 vs Collinsville	4
04/16/25 vs Althoff Catholic	2
03/31/25 @ Red Bud	2
03/20/25 vs O'Fallon	2
04/12/24 vs Columbia	2

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alexis Ruiz, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Riley Carnahan, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Granite City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .542. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Collinsville only posted a batting average of .222.

Granite City's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-9. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Collinsville, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Granite City will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Dupo at 4:30 p.m. on May 5. As for Collinsville, they will host Greenville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Kahoks' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Comets have averaged an impressive 9 runs per game this season.