Raymond Central came into Saturday's game having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against the Syracuse Rockets on Saturday as the Raymond Central Mustangs made off with a 12-5 victory. With that win, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Sava Hitz and Maja Matulka did most of the damage at the plate: Hitz scored two runs while going 3-for-5, while Matulka scored a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Hitz a new career-high in hits. Kaitlin Rezac was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Raymond Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Syracuse only posted an OBP of .259.
Raymond Central's victory ended a 14-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 8-18. As for Syracuse, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-19 record this season.
Raymond Central will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Platteview. Raymond Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Syracuse, they will challenge Falls City at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Syracuse is facing Falls City at the right time seeing as Falls City is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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