Softball Preview: Riverwood Raiders vs. St. Francis Knights
The Riverwood Raiders will take on the St. Francis Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Riverwood will be strutting in after a win while St. Francis will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Riverwood finally turned things around against Sprayberry on Thursday. They came out on top against the Yellow Jackets by a score of 4-1.
May Weis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 25 over 14 innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a home run.
In other batting news, Audrey Busch was excellent, going 4-for-6 with an RBI. The last time her batting average was this high was back in August.
Riverwood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 25 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, St. Francis fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Whitefield Academy on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the WolfPack by a score of 8-7. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the WolfPack: they've now lost five in a row.
Olivia Bocchicchio and Shayla Leguin stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bocchicchio scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Leguin scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Golston, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Riverwood now has a winning record of 9-8. As for St. Francis, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
St. Francis' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Riverwood has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. It's a different story for St. Francis, though, as they've been averaging 8.8. Given Riverwood's sizable advantage in that area, St. Francis will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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