
Orangemen
04/14/25 vs Firestone | 24-1 |
04/09/25 @ Springfield | 13-1 |
04/04/25 @ Canton Central Catholic | 20-3 |
04/03/25 @ St. Vincent-St. Mary | 6-3 |
04/01/25 vs Garfield | 15-0 |
03/31/25 vs East | 20-2 |
Ellet waltzed into their matchup on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Firestone Falcons with a sharp 24-1 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 10-0 back in March.
Rylie Sprouse was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grace Norman, who got on base in five of her six plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Keyli Myers, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double.
Ellet kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in six consecutive contests.
Ellet's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Firestone, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Ellet is set to square off against their familiar foe East at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Firestone will take on rival North at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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