Softball Preview: Mt. Zion Bulldogs vs. Riverdale Raiders
Mt. Zion is 8-0 against Riverdale since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Mt. Zion Bulldogs will host the Riverdale Raiders at 5:30 p.m. Mt. Zion is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 18.7 runs per game this season.
If Mt. Zion beats Riverdale with 21 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Mt. Zion put the hurt on Stephenson with a sharp 21-4 win on Thursday. Considering the Bulldogs have won ten games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Lacey Collier, who scored four runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Moore, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mt. Zion was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Riverdale was able to grind out a solid victory over Cedar Grove on Thursday, taking the game 9-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Mt. Zion pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Riverdale, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Everything went Mt. Zion's way against Riverdale when the teams last played back in August as Mt. Zion made off with a 33-26 victory. Does Mt. Zion have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverdale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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