Riverbank is 2-8 against Ripon since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Riverbank Bruins will head out on the road to take on the Ripon Indians at 4:00 p.m. Riverbank is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Riverbank took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Hilmar with a sharp 12-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Riverbank needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Mahaila Guzman was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Guzman was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rozie Vallejo, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Alexis Felix, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Ripon's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They lost 10-1 to Capital Christian. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Ripon couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ripon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Naranjo, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Riverbank's victory bumped their record up to 14-8-1. As for Ripon, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Riverbank hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Ripon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Riverbank came up short against Ripon in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ripon's Kharime Caratachea, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Now that Riverbank knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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