The Ridgefield Spudders will head out on the road to challenge the Mark Morris Monarchs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Ridgefield sitting on six straight victories and Mark Morris on 11.
Ridgefield's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Columbia River as they made off with a 10-0 win. The Spudders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Mark Morris put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's sixth consecutive shutout on Saturday. They blew past Hockinson 12-0. The Monarchs are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the ninth game they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Makenzie Henthorn was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Paisley Fraidenburg and Keira McGinley did most of the damage at the plate: Fraidenburg went 1-for-3 with four RBI and one run, while McGinley went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Shyanne Sellers also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Mark Morris was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .409 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Ridgefield's record now sits at 12-2. As for Mark Morris, their record is now 12-1.
Ridgefield couldn't quite finish off Mark Morris when the teams last played on April 2nd and fell 3-1. Can the Spudders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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