Softball Preview: Riverdale Ridge Ravens vs. Boulder Panthers
The Riverdale Ridge Ravens will square off against the Boulder Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverdale Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
Riverdale Ridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Dacula, who was ranked 21st at the time (Riverdale Ridge was ranked 16th). Riverdale Ridge fell just short of Dacula by a score of 3-1 on Saturday. The matchup marked the Ravens 's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Riverdale Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Neila Lucero, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Saenz, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Boulder). They were the clear victor by a 22-13 margin over Prairie View on Saturday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by eight runs or more this season.
Boulder got a massive performance out of Annali Langenegger, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Sophie Jones, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and two RBI.
She wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Boulder lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Riverdale Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Boulder, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-5.
Tuesday's match might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Riverdale Ridge has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of 0. However, it's not like Boulder struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Riverdale Ridge's way against Boulder in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 as Riverdale Ridge made off with a 14-1 victory. Does Riverdale Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Boulder turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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