Mercy and Ralston are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long. The Mercy Monarchs will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Ralston Rams, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m.
Things were looking good for Mercy after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fort Calhoun.
Mercy saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kayla Kratz, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ralston). Everything went their way against Duchesne/Roncalli on Monday as Ralston made off with a 16-4 victory. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won nine matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Ralston got a massive performance out of Tatum Farrell, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. The dominant performance gave Farrell a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Ochsner, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and three RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ralston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .694. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Duchesne/Roncalli only posted an OBP of .348.
Mercy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 15 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season. As for Ralston, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-5.
Everything went Mercy's way against Ralston in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Mercy made off with a 7-0 victory. Does Mercy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ralston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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