SOUTH RANGE SWEEPS THE SATURDAY AT STOW
In the Doug Hawkins Memorial Tournament, South Range made a statement with back-to-back wins against tough opponents, Tallmadge and Stow, on Saturday afternoon.
In the first game against the reigning state champion of Division 2, Tallmadge, South Range’s offense came alive with Keira Brogan leading the charge with a 2-for-3 performance, driving in 2 RBIs and scoring a run. Riley DeCiancio also contributed with 2 hits and a run scored. Anna Aey added an RBI to secure the 3-0 victory. Pitcher Jayli Wilt delivered a stellar performance, tossing a complete game shutout with 4 strikeouts, only giving up 5 hits.
In the second game against Stow, South Range continued their offensive prowess with Wilt leading the way again, going 3-for-5 with 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored. DeCiancio and Aey contributed with 2 RBIs each, while Solena DeJesus, Keira Brogan, and Gretchen Bartels added RBIs of their own. Despite a strong offensive showing from Stow, South Range held on for the 11-7 win.
Ashley Rupert made her second start of the season in the circle, pitching a complete game, allowing 7 unearned runs on 8 hits with 2 strikeouts.
South Range has one big challenge ahead before their attention turns to the postseason. The Raiders have their final conference series on Monday and Tuesday with Lakeview to decide an NE8 champion. South Range needs to win both games to grab a title outright.
