Thursday just wasn't the day for Ritchie County's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Marys Blue Devils on Thursday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Ritchie County in their matchups with St. Marys: they've now lost seven in a row.
Ritchie County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayci Gray, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Gray is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
On St. Marys' side, the team relied heavily on Ava Childers, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoey Winland, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Ritchie County's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for St. Marys, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Ritchie County will challenge Wyoming East at 9:30 p.m. on Friday. Ritchie County's pitching crew has only allowed 1.3 runs per game this season, so Wyoming East's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Marys, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Doddridge County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Doddridge County will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something St. Marys surely won't give up without a fight.
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