The Indian Creek Redskins will challenge the Martins Ferry Purple Riders at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Indian Creek made easy work of Toronto and carried off a 16-3 victory. The Redskins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.
McKenna Scott and Payton Rath made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Scott tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Rath didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave her a new career-high. At the plate, Scott went 1-for-4 with two runs and one triple, while Rath went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Riley Sadler
| 05/05/25 @ Toronto | 6 |
| 04/09/25 @ East Liverpool | 4 |
| 04/26/25 vs Bellaire | 3 |
| 04/24/25 @ Edison | 3 |
| 04/03/25 @ Brooke | 3 |
In other batting news, Kylie Dray and Riley Sadler did most of the damage at the plate: Dray got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI, while Sadler went 2-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. Those six RBI gave Sadler a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Emma Vok, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Indian Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Toronto only posted an OBP of .276.
Meanwhile, Martins Ferry had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Maroon Knights a 1-0 shutout. Those one runs were actually the fewest the Purple Riders have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Indian Creek's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-12. As for Martins Ferry, their victory bumped their record up to 20-3.
Indian Creek couldn't quite finish off Martins Ferry in their previous matchup back in March and fell 9-7. Will the Redskins have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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