After flying high against Rocky Mountain on Saturday, Riverdale Ridge came back down to earth. The Ravens fell just short of the Columbine Rebels by a score of 14-13 on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (ten), the Ravens still had to take the loss.
Jaeanna Sandoval and Sammie Simmons did some serious damage despite the final result: Sandoval went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Simmons got on base in all five of her plate appearances with five runs and one double. That home run marked the first that Sandoval has launched this season. Peyton Saenz was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Having lost for the first time this season, Riverdale Ridge fell to 3-1. As for Columbine, they pushed their record up to 2-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Riverdale Ridge will take on Northglenn at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Columbine, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will square off against Cherry Creek at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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