Softball Recap: Riverton Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Silverwolves

Margin (Wins)

05/06/25 vs Corner Canyon	21
04/17/25 @ Corner Canyon	20
04/09/25 @ Pleasant Grove	18
03/08/25 vs Logan	16
05/09/25 vs Fremont	15

There's no place like home for Riverton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Fremont a 15-0 shutout on Friday. Riverton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 contests by six runs or more this season.

Lexi Huntley looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Riverton got a massive performance out of Maggie Hamblin, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. That's the most RBI Hamblin has posted over her last 11 games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydan Bushman, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.

Riverton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fremont only posted an OBP of .182.

Riverton pushed their record up to 24-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Fremont, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-14.

As of now, neither Riverton nor Fremont have any future games scheduled.