Softball Preview: Riverdale Cowboys vs. Caruthers Blue Raiders
Riverdale is 2-8 against Caruthers since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Riverdale Cowboys will be playing in front of their home fans against the Caruthers Blue Raiders at 4:00 p.m. Riverdale is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Riverdale is is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They lost 18-3 to Fowler.
Emily Rempp was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Caruthers put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Parlier as Caruthers made off with a 23-3 win. The victory was nothing new for Caruthers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Gizelle Aguirre was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two triples, and two stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmi Almeida, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Riverdale now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Caruthers, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
Riverdale suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Caruthers in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Riverdale, Morgan Trigueiro (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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