Softball Preview: Mountain Ridge Sentinels vs. Riverton Silverwolves
Mountain Ridge is 1-6 against Riverton since March of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mountain Ridge Sentinels will look to defend their home field against the Riverton Silverwolves at 3:30 p.m.
Last Thursday, Mountain Ridge came up short against Copper Hills and fell 9-5. Mountain Ridge has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kynzee Dixon made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Riverton can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They put the hurt on Cyprus with a sharp 10-4 victory. The win was familiar territory for Riverton who now have three in a row.
Peyton Sanchez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Riverton got a massive performance out of Lily Heitz, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Heitz has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylee Martinez, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Mountain Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Riverton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Mountain Ridge might still be hurting after the 18-5 defeat they got from Riverton in their previous matchup on April 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Riverton's Maggie Hamblin, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-2. Now that Mountain Ridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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