After both having extra time off, the River Valley Falcons and the Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
River Valley proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by nine) and last Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against East Nicolaus, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Falcons have posted since March 19th.
Payton Smith
| 04/11/25 vs East Nicolaus | 10 |
| 04/08/25 vs Placer | 4 |
| 04/03/25 @ Del Campo | 7 |
| 03/29/25 @ Reno | 5 |
| 03/28/25 vs Reed | 1 |
| + 3 more games |
Payton Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, Twelve Bridges made sure to put some runs up on the board against Del Campo last Tuesday. The Raging Rhinos were the clear victors by a 14-5 margin over the Cougars. With that win, the Raging Rhinos brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Lexi Bright was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Callie Morris was another key player, going 4-for-5 with three runs and two RBI.
Twelve Bridges kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
River Valley's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-8. As for Twelve Bridges, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
River Valley skirted past Twelve Bridges 3-1 when the teams last played back in March. Do the Falcons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raging Rhinos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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