The Ritenour Huskies will challenge the Hazelwood West Wildcats at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hazelwood West is hoping to do what Mehlville couldn't on Monday: put an end to Ritenour's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Ritenour blew past Mehlville 11-3.
Jaycee Durnin was incredible, going 1-for-1 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Madison Brown was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ritenour always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 44%.
Meanwhile, Hazelwood West never let their opponents score on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Ladue Horton Watkins. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Allisan Cafolla made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Aydenn Sutton was a standout: she went 1-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. What's more, she also posted a .333 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Kenna Kalka, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Ritenour is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Hazelwood West, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
Ritenour beat Hazelwood West 6-2 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ritenour since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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