After flying high against Springfield Southeast last Friday, Riverton came back down to earth. The Riverton Hawks wound up on the wrong side of a rough 19-1 walloping at the hands of the Auburn Trojans on Tuesday. Riverton has not had much luck with Auburn recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Brooklyn Lanham was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-2 with two triples and a run.
Riverton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Auburn, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 16-4-1.
Riverton has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Taylorville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Taylorville is coming into the matchup with six straight losses on the road, meaning Riverton will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Auburn, they will challenge Maroa-Forsyth at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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