Emerald Ridge stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They never let the Kennedy Catholic Lancers onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Emerald Ridge who now have eight in a row.
Alanna Wirtala made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Wirtala has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Wirtala was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Kaylie Hogeweide-Marshall looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Taylor Orgeles, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Kenzie Stolmeier, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Emerald Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Kennedy Catholic, they dropped their record down to 7-13-1 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Emerald Ridge didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-7 victory vs. Rogers on the 17th. Kennedy Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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