Softball Preview: Luella Lions vs. Riverdale Raiders
Luella has gone 5-0 against Riverdale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Luella Lions will look to defend their home field against the Riverdale Raiders at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Riverdale is hoping to do what Stephenson couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Luella's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Luella's pitcher stepped up to hand Stephenson a 17-0 shutout.
Ayleen Montoya made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Montoya was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, Liberty Meneses was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Khloe Hamilton, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Luella was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 65.2%.
Meanwhile, Riverdale entered their tilt with North Clayton on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victor by a 21-11 margin over the Eagles.
Luella is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Riverdale, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Luella's way against Riverdale when the teams last played back in August as Luella made off with a 23-0 victory. Does Luella have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverdale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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