Preview: River Bluff Gators vs. Dutch Fork Silver Foxes
River Bluff is 2-8 against Dutch Fork since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The River Bluff Gators will head out on the road to square off against the Dutch Fork Silver Foxes at 7:15 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Sadly, River Bluff is still looking for their first win of the season after four games. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of White Knoll on Tuesday.
Georgia Gilman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, River Bluff saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabby Fryer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Dutch Fork were a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They fell 6-2 to White Knoll.
Katie-Grace Hill was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Boone, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
River Bluff's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Dutch Fork, they dropped their record down to 1-1 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
River Bluff couldn't quite finish off Dutch Fork when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 11-9. Can River Bluff avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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