The South Harrison Hawks will challenge the Ritchie County Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
South Harrison is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Doddridge County on Thursday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 19-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost eight in a row.
South Harrison saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexas Talbott, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, while Ritchie County put up plenty of runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Liberty. Ritchie County put the hurt on Liberty with a sharp 12-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rebels.
Rocklyn Marcum made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Those 14 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Lillian Monn was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kila Frymier, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
South Harrison's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. Ritchie County has also opened the season with a perfect 2-0 record.
South Harrison suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Ritchie County when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can South Harrison avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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