Softball Recap: Riverdale Ridge Wins Going Away Against Greeley West

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 8:01pm

Softball Recap: Riverdale Ridge Ravens vs. Greeley West Spartans

Riverdale Ridge had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Greeley West Spartans as they made off with an 18-5 win. The result was nothing new for the Ravens , who have now won 11 matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.

Neila Lucero was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoie Linville, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Riverdale Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greeley West only posted an OBP of .333.

Riverdale Ridge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Greeley West, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 12-5.

Riverdale Ridge didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory vs. Holy Family on the 28th. Greeley West has also already played their next match, a 10-0 win against Rocky Mountain on the 26th.

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