Softball Recap: Liberty Wins Going Away Against Riverdale

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

03/24/25 vs Parlier	25
03/27/25 @ Riverdale	20
03/21/25 vs Fresno Christian	16
03/08/25 vs Tulare Union	10
03/08/25 vs El Diamante	8

Liberty put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 20-0 margin over the Riverdale Cowboys. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.

Macie Webster was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Katie Bandy looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Liberty got a massive performance out of Ari Aguayo, who scored five runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-5. That's the most stolen bases Aguayo has posted since March 4th. The team also got some help courtesy of Leilah Uriarte, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.

Liberty was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .516. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Liberty is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. Riverdale has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Liberty is set to square off against their familiar foe Chowchilla at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Riverdale will challenge rival Yosemite at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.