Preview: Riverside Warriors vs. Cabell Midland Knights
Riverside is 0-10 against Cabell Midland since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Riverside Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Cabell Midland Knights at 5:30 p.m. Riverside is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
Riverside pushed their score all the way to 11 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of George Washington by a score of 12-11. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (ten), Riverside still had to take the loss.
Kaya Zornes and Cameron Goble did some serious damage despite the final result: Zornes scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Goble scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Allison Williams was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Cabell Midland is still undefeated this season after their game against Parkersburg on Thursday, but Parkersburg came as close as anyone has to beating them. Cabell Midland came out on top in a nail-biter against Parkersburg and snuck past 6-4.
Olivia Bell was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Quinn Ballengee, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Riverside's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Cabell Midland, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Riverside hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Cabell Midland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 per game. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Riverside might still be hurting after the 15-6 loss they got from Cabell Midland in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Riverside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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