Softball Preview: River Valley Panthers vs. Purchase Line Red Dragons
River Valley has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Purchase Line Red Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. River Valley will be strutting in after a win while Purchase Line will be coming in after a defeat.
On Monday, River Valley narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Penns Manor 6-4.
Sara Bollinger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Lilly Buckles was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Maren Dunlap, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Purchase Line fell victim to Curwensville and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 12-0 to the Golden Tide. Purchase Line has struggled against Curwensville recently, as their matchup on Monday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Purchase Line saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooklynn Walker, who went 1-for-1 with a triple.
River Valley's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Purchase Line, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Everything went River Valley's way against Purchase Line in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as River Valley made off with a 26-2 victory. Will River Valley repeat their success, or does Purchase Line have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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