Ladue Horton Watkins is 1-6 against Valley Park since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Ladue Horton Watkins Rams will face off against the Valley Park Hawks at 4:15 p.m.
Ladue Horton Watkins is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Ritenour on Thursday. They came up short against the Huskies, falling 11-1. The loss was the Rams' first of the season.
Even though they lost, Ladue Horton Watkins didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ritenour only tossed three.
Meanwhile, everything went Valley Park's way against Ursuline Academy on Friday as Valley Park made off with a 13-3 win.
Jaecie Bowen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Bowen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jenna Chitwood, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Meghan Reinwald, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Having lost for the first time this season, Ladue Horton Watkins fell to 2-1. As for Valley Park, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Ladue Horton Watkins has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Valley Park struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Ladue Horton Watkins came up short against Valley Park in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, falling 12-7. Can Ladue Horton Watkins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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