Softball Preview: Riverside Vikings vs. Dunmore Bucks
The Riverside Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Dunmore Bucks at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Riverside: 3.9, Dunmore: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Dunmore is hoping to do on Wednesday what Honesdale couldn't on Monday: put an end to Riverside's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Riverside blew past Honesdale 7-1.
Meanwhile, Dunmore put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They never let Lakeland onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. While fans of Dunmore might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Rachel Walsh was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Walsh has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Walsh was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Dunmore got a massive performance out of Emily McGowan, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tristan Canavan, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
The win got Riverside back to even at 4-4. As for Dunmore, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
Riverside couldn't quite finish off Dunmore when the teams last played on April 10th and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Walsh, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that Riverside knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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