Softball Game Preview: Riverside Bulldogs vs. Water Valley Blue Devils

For the second straight game, Riverside will face off against Water Valley. The Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blue Devils at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Riverside has six straight wins, Water Valley has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

If Riverside beats Water Valley with 22 runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Bulldogs' pitcher stepped up to hand the Blue Devils a 22-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won 18 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Allie Reed was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one hit in eight consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.

Paislee Misskelley

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/17/25 @ Water Valley	2
03/31/25 vs J.Z. George	1
03/27/25 @ Leflore County	1
02/27/25 @ Yazoo County	1

In other batting news, Riverside got a massive performance out of Paislee Misskelley, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Misskelley a new career-high. Ashley English was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

Riverside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .757. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Water Valley only posted an OBP of .100.

Riverside pushed their record up to 20-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Water Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-17.