Softball Preview: Riverside Warriors vs. South Charleston Black Eagles
The Riverside Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Charleston Black Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverside is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Riverside can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Capital an 11-0 shutout.
Lexi Osborne made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Osborne has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Osborne was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Riley Smith was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was McKinley Clark, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, South Charleston unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of St. Albans by a score of 5-4.
Caraline Dunn was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Riverside pushed their record up to 10-11 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for South Charleston, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.
South Charleston's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Riverside has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10 hits per game. It's a different story for South Charleston, though, as they've been averaging 9.6. Given Riverside's sizable advantage in that area, South Charleston will need to find a way to close that gap.
Riverside took their win against South Charleston in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 13-7. Does Riverside have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Charleston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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