Softball Recap: Air Academy Comes Up Short Despite Rideau Dravida's Strong Performance

By Team Reports Sep 7, 2024, 12:02pm

Softball Recap: Air Academy Kadets vs. Palisade Bulldogs

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Air Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Palisade Bulldogs by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Kadets have suffered since September 9, 2023.

Rideau Dravida made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The last time her batting average was this high was back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Stevens, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.

Even though they lost, Air Academy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.

Air Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Palisade, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.

Air Academy will take on Frederick at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Palisade, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Fruita Monument at 7:00 p.m. Palisade will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

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