Softball Recap: River Road Snags Seventh Victory in Last Eight Games

River Road won the last time they faced Canadian and things went their way on Friday too. River Road blew past Canadian 10-2. The result was nothing new for River Road, who have now won ten contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Ava Sharp made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Those 17 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ashlynn Ferris, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024. Isela Delgado was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.

River Road was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Canadian only posted a batting average of .174.

River Road has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. Canadian's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.

Looking ahead, River Road will square off against Bushland at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. River Road will need to watch out since Bushland has now posted at least ten runs in their last five games. As for Canadian, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Canadian Wildcats face off against Childress Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.