Softball Preview: River Ridge/Scales Mound Wildcats vs. Galena Pirates
River Ridge/Scales Mound and Galena are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The River Ridge/Scales Mound Wildcats will stay at home for another game and welcome the Galena Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Wednesday, River Ridge/Scales Mound suffered a rough 10-3 loss at the hands of Eastland. That's two games in a row now that River Ridge/Scales Mound has lost by exactly seven runs.
River Ridge/Scales Mound saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Laiken Haas, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Galena beat West Carroll 6-1 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Galena.
West Carroll's batters probably weren't too happy with Ava Hahn, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (she gave up no walks). Those no walks set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brooke Dittmar, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
River Ridge/Scales Mound dropped their record down to 0-8 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs per game. As for Galena, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
River Ridge/Scales Mound couldn't quite finish off Galena when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 8-6. Can River Ridge/Scales Mound avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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