The Boulder Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Riverdale Ridge Ravens at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Boulder's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four matchups.
Boulder is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Prairie View 22-13 on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won six contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Annali Langenegger was a standout: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Jones, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and two RBI.
She wasn't the only one working in the home runs department: Boulder lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Riverdale Ridge is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Dacula. Riverdale Ridge fell just short of Dacula by a score of 3-1. The match marked the Ravens 's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Riverdale Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Neila Lucero, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Peyton Saenz, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Boulder's victory bumped their record up to 8-5. As for Riverdale Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Tuesday's matchup might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Boulder has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of 0. However, it's not like Riverdale Ridge struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Boulder suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Riverdale Ridge in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Can Boulder avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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