Rising Sun stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let the South Ripley Raiders onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Rising Sun.
Alyssa Simpson made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Simpson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Simpson was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Tamryn Miller and Nora Powell did most of the damage at the plate: Miller went 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base, while Powell scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Emma Russell was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Rising Sun pushed their record up to 6-1 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for South Ripley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Rising Sun didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-1 victory vs. Ryle on the 18th. South Ripley has also already played their next matchup, an 11-1 defeat against Trinity Lutheran on the 18th.
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