After hitting a team-record 12 home runs in a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon, the Three Rivers Lady Raiders continued their assault on softballs on Monday afternoon.
Six Lady Raiders compiled at least two hits in the first game of their doubleheader against North Central Missouri College.
The Lady Raiders won the first game 21-6 and the second 15-0, displaying a dominant offensive arsenal while also getting strong pitching.
Here's a summary of how the two games unfolded at home for the Three Rivers Lady Raiders.
Game One featured an explosive offensive performance by the hometown Lady Raiders, with six players recording two or more hits.
The fun began in the first inning for the Lady Raiders, who promptly responded to an NCMC run in their portion of the inning. Jayce Jarvis and Jayden Tucker each banged home runs in the first inning to put Three Rivers ahead 3-1.
The scoring barrage continued in the second inning, as Tucker hit a sacrifice fly to left that scored a run. Meanwhile, her teammate Madison Wooldridge smashed a three-run homer that cleared the bases and put the Lady Raiders up 7-1.
The floodgates truly opened in the third inning, as the Lady Raiders scored eight during the frame. Jarvis singled to score a run, and Kylie Walker hit a grounder that forced another player to the plate.
Tucker and Woolridge each tallied singles that scored a baserunner, while Addison Fulbright smashed a triple that plated yet another runner. An error and a wild pitch from NCMC scored three more runs that put the margin at 15-1.
The Lady Raiders collected six more runs to take a 21-1 lead before the visitors collected five runs of their own in the top of the fifth inning. The game ended after the top of the fifth due to the run rule.
During the second game, the Lady Raiders won behind strong pitching from Adele Uhlmeyer and bats that refused to be quieted.
Tucker singled in the bottom of the first, which scored two runs. Wooldridge hit a sacrifice fly that scored one run; Hannah Mross smashed a single, which brought home yet another run. Ava Brock pounded a double to left field that scored two more runs, which put Three Rivers ahead 6-0 at the conclusion of the first inning.
The fireworks weren't over yet for the hometown team.
Walker smashed a triple in the bottom of the second, followed by a Tucker single and a Woolridge triple. Mross doubled to also bring a runner to the plate, which resulted in the Lady Raiders taking a 10-0 lead after two innings.
Walker launched a home run for the Lady Raiders in the third inning to increase the margin even more, and after four more runs in the fourth, the game was called with the final margin being 15-0.
The Lady Raiders will go for the series sweep Tuesday afternoon when they face NCMC for two more games at home.
Liaudwin Seaberry Jr. - Daily American Republic