Riverside put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the Valley View Blazers onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Riverside has scored all year.
For Valley View's part, Riley Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks. Smith has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Valley View saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mackenzie Whitlock, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Riverside's victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-0. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 11.3 runs. As for Valley View, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-5.
Riverside will take on Wynne at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Wynne's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Riverside's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Valley View, they will head out on the road to square off against Benton at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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