Softball Preview: River Ridge/Scales Mound Wildcats vs. Warren/Stockton Warhawks
River Ridge/Scales Mound is 0-10 against Warren/Stockton since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The River Ridge/Scales Mound Wildcats will be playing at home against the Warren/Stockton Warhawks at 4:30 p.m. Warren/Stockton took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on River Ridge/Scales Mound, who comes in off a win.
River Ridge/Scales Mound took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past West Carroll 10-4. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for River Ridge/Scales Mound considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Laiken Haas made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Haas was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Amie Richmond and Evelyn Walters did most of the damage at the plate: Richmond scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4, while Walters scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Millie Boden was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Warren/Stockton fell victim to Galena and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pirates. Warren/Stockton has struggled against Galena recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
River Ridge/Scales Mound's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-13. As for Warren/Stockton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
River Ridge/Scales Mound suffered a grim 22-11 defeat to Warren/Stockton in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can River Ridge/Scales Mound avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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