Softball Recap: River View Black Bears vs. John Glenn Little Muskies
River View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-2 walloping at the hands of the John Glenn Little Muskies. That's two games in a row now that River View has lost by exactly ten runs.
River View saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Hoy, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, River View didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On John Glenn's side, Sydney Marshall made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Marshall has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Marshall was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Addi Babcock was incredible, going 2-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Kinley Porter, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
River View's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for John Glenn, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
While River View had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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