Fredericktown waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the North County Raiders with a sharp 8-1 victory. Considering the Black Cats have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Michaela Reagan made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. What's more, she also racked up four strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in September of 2023. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Fredericktown let Calie Allgier and Miley Wengler loose on the outfield. Allgier went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Wengler scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Wengler a new career-high in batting average. Another player making a difference was Ella Penwell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Fredericktown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .483. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 37.2%.
Fredericktown is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for North County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.
Fredericktown's road trip will continue as they head out to face Sikeston at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North County, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Perryville, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:00 p.m.
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