Junior Tessa Ross had another big day at the plate on Saturday, ripping six hits in seven at-bats to lead the Reeths-Puffer softball teams to exciting wins over Spring Lake and East Kentwood in non-conference action.
The Rockets are now 23-7 on the season.
R-P won its opening game 3-2. Spring Lake took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, then Ross tied the game with an RBI double in the bottom of the first.
Lorelei Herrygers gave the Rockets a 2-1 lead with an RBI sacrifice bunt in the third inning. The Lakers tied the game in the fifth.
Tessa Ross
R-P scored the winning run in the sixth inning on a Spring Lake error.
Ross was 3-for-3 at the plate. Makayla Jewett pitched a complete game with six strikeouts.
The Rockets completed their great day with a 10-5 victory over East Kentwood.
R-P broke the game open with an eight-run fourth inning to take a 9-1 lead. Emma Wagbo helped spark the uprising with a two-run triple.
Emma Wagbo
Overall the Rockets had 16 hits. Ross and Carlie Guikema each went 3-for-4 at the plate.
Pitcher Lamey McDaniel was brilliant in the win, striking out 13 East Kentwood batters.
“Both Makayla and Lainey threw complete games and did a phenomenal job in the circle,” said R-P head coach Sarah Bayle. “Offensively, we’ve made huge improvements at the plate over the last couple of weeks by going in with a plan, attacking our pitch early in the count, and adjusting our approach when needed later in at-bats.
“We also did a great job executing small ball while continuing to drive the ball hard for extra-base hits.”