Fresno Christian lost against Riverdale back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Fresno Christian Eagles fell just short of the Riverdale Cowboys by a score of 6-5. Fresno Christian has not had much luck with Riverdale recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Kegan Brunnemann made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
On Riverdale's side, Brynn Close was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Close was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Elianna Saucedo was excellent, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three RBI.
Fresno Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Riverdale, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-6.
While Fresno Christian had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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