Softball Preview: Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans vs. Villa Grove Blue Devils
The Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] Spartans are on the road again on Friday to play the Villa Grove Blue Devils at 10:00 a.m. Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They skirted past East Dubuque 6-4.
Mya Brown made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 18 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Brown has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Brown was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Gabby Dean and Kerigan Lewis did most of the damage at the plate: Dean scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Lewis scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Villa Grove came tearing into Monday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Huskers.
Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge]'s record is now 29-5-1. As for Villa Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-13-1 record this season.
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