Softball Preview: Riverdale Raiders vs. Douglass Astros
The Riverdale Raiders will take on the Douglass Astros at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverdale is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Riverdale will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run they dealt North Clayton on Tuesday. Riverdale blew past North Clayton 21-11. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.
Jada Bady was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and a triple. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Faith Bullard was another key player, going 3-for-4 with a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Riverdale kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Douglass and Mt. Zion finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw on Monday.
Riverdale has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Douglass' draw gives them a new season record of 3-5-1.
Riverdale took their win against Douglass when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 20-11. Will Riverdale repeat their success, or does Douglass have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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