After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Salpointe Catholic, Gila Ridge was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Cibola Raiders. This was a revenge contest for Gila Ridge, as the team was forced to settle for a 9-5 defeat when these two played two weeks ago.
Malina Peterson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tayler Rieschmann, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Duke, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Gila Ridge's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-4. As for Cibola, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Gila Ridge will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Gilbert at 3:45 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Gilbert: 4, Gila Ridge: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Cibola, they will head out on the road to square off against West Point at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.
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