There's no place like home for Southwestern, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top against the South Ripley Raiders by a score of 6-3 on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Southwestern, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ashley Fulton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Fulton was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Haiden Bailey was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Nataley Morrison was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
On South Ripley's side, they got a good showing from Ellie Combs, who pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, South Ripley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Morgan Meyer, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Southwestern's victory bumped their record up to 14-7. As for South Ripley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southwestern will face off against Providence at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Southwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for South Ripley, they will head out on the road to challenge Madison at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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