Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Riverbend walked away with it. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over the Freedom Eagles on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bears have posted since March 20th.
Norah Clark was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. Maddie Baugh was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Riverbend was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Freedom only posted a batting average of .214.
Bears
| 06/02/26 vs Freedom | 7-5 |
| 05/19/26 vs Stafford | 8-2 |
| 05/14/26 vs North Stafford | 25-3 |
Riverbend's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Freedom, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-13.
Coming up, Riverbend will face off against Lightridge at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bears 2.4, the Lightning 0.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Freedom does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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