The Ritchie County Rebels will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the St. Marys Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ritchie County is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Calhoun onto the board and left with a 23-0 win on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Rocklyn Marcum was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Marcum has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Marcum was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jayci Gray was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing six bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lilly Monn, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, St. Marys has not done well against Wahama recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. St. Marys put the hurt on Wahama with a sharp 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for St. Marys.
Zoey Winland was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Breanna Price was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Ritchie County pushed their record up to 14-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Marys, their win bumped their record up to 20-1.
Ritchie County came up short against St. Marys in their previous meeting back in March, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Marys' Cali Masters, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Now that Ritchie County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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