Rockets Win 68th Straight

Rockridge defeated Orion 17-2 in softball Monday. The Rockets scored 11 runs in the first inning. Payton Brown hit two home runs and drove in four runs in the win. Kendra Lewis went 4-4 with 3 RBI. Taylor Dietrich, Cierra Bush, and Morgan Hofer also plated multiple runs for Rockridge. Mikaylin Hofer earned the win on the mound, allowing two runs over three innings.

Rockridge has won 68 games in a row, one shy of tying the state record of 69 set by Casey-Westfield in 1997-98.

SOFTBALL

Rockridge 17 Orion 2

Mercer County 18 West Prairie 3

Sherrard 15 Morrison 13

Riverdale 16 Monmouth-Roseville 1

West Central 16 Bushnell-Prairie City 0

Brimfield 10 Princeville 0

BASEBALL

Orion 14 Rockridge 8

Sherrard 2 Morrison 0

Monmouth-Roseville 2 Riverdale 1

Princeville 5 Peoria Heights 3

Roanoke-Benson 16 Stark County 10

Bushnell-Prairie City 11 West Central 0

Rock Falls 8 Erie-Prophetstown 3

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOLASTIC BOWL

Mercer County 90 AlWood 40 (7th grade)

Mercer County 165 AlWood 135 (8th grade)