Riverside Christian fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Harvest Community on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Harvest Community Warriors by a score of 5-4.
For Harvest Community's part, Naomi Winburn spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits and racked up 17 Ks.
At the plate, Harvest Community's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rebekah Harmer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Foti, who went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
Riverside Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Harvest Community, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-3.
Riverside Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Harvest Community, they will head out on the road to challenge Peniel Baptist Academy at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Peniel Baptist Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
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