Softball Game Preview: Auburn Riverside Heads Out

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 3:01am

Softball Preview: Auburn Riverside Ravens vs. Auburn Mountainview Lions

The Auburn Riverside Ravens will head out on the road to challenge the Auburn Mountainview Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Auburn Mountainview is hoping to do on Friday what Auburn couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Auburn Riverside's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Auburn Riverside put the hurt on Auburn with a sharp 15-2 win.

Auburn Riverside got a massive performance out of Seneca Aarstad, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jossy Taylor, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4.

Meanwhile, Auburn Mountainview got themselves on the board against Beamer on Wednesday, but Beamer never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Titans as they made off with a 21-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Auburn Mountainview considering their one-run performance the match before.

Auburn Riverside pushed their record up to 15-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Auburn Mountainview, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.

Everything went Auburn Riverside's way against Auburn Mountainview in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Auburn Riverside made off with a 12-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Auburn Riverside since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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