Softball Recap: Riverdale Ridge Turns Things Around After Road Loss

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 8:27pm

Softball Recap: Riverdale Ridge Ravens vs. Boulder Panthers

There's no place like home for Riverdale Ridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Boulder Panthers a 12-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Ravens , who have now won five contests by eight runs or more so far this season.

Riverdale Ridge let Neila Lucero and Peyton Saenz loose on the outfield. Lucero went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Saenz went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Vargas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Riverdale Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.

Riverdale Ridge pushed their record up to 6-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Boulder, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-6 record.

Riverdale Ridge will venture away from home to square off against Brighton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Boulder, they will host Westminster at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Westminster is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.

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