Softball Preview: River Ridge/Scales Mound Wildcats vs. West Carroll Thunder
River Ridge/Scales Mound is on a five-game streak of home losses, West Carroll a 20-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The River Ridge/Scales Mound Wildcats will take on the West Carroll Thunder at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
River Ridge/Scales Mound is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 24 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Galena on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 2-1.
Laiken Haas spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. Those 7.2 innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Millie Boden made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, West Carroll suffered a rough 24-9 defeat at the hands of River Ridge/Scales Mound.
River Ridge/Scales Mound's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for West Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
Everything went River Ridge/Scales Mound's way against West Carroll when the teams last played on Tuesday as River Ridge/Scales Mound made off with a 24-9 victory. Will River Ridge/Scales Mound repeat their success, or does West Carroll have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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