04/15/25 vs Canadian | 13-0 |
04/11/25 @ Childress | 11-3 |
04/10/25 vs Tulia | 19-0 |
04/08/25 @ Dalhart | 23-0 |
04/04/25 vs Tulia | 21-0 |
+ 6 more games |
River Road waltzed into their game on Tuesday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They never let Canadian get on the board and left with a 13-0 win. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 10-2 back in March.
Carol Koval made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Ava Sharp was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Sydnee Kane, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
River Road was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .344 or higher in seven consecutive contests.
River Road pushed their record up to 23-8 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Canadian, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. River Road will challenge rival Bushland at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Canadian is set to face off against their familiar foe Childress at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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