Hernando has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will  square off against the River Ridge Royal Knights at 6:00  p.m.  on Tuesday. Hernando will be strutting in after a  win while River Ridge will be coming in after a  defeat.
 Hernando's pitching crew heads into the  match  hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed  on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a  victory as the  team sidled past Mitchell  1-0.
  Ava Braswell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered  just zero earned runs on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't  pitched less than six  innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
 At the plate,  Ariana Covell was  excellent,  scoring a  run and  stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
 Meanwhile,  after soaring to 11  runs the game before, River Ridge was a bit more limited  in their  contest  on Friday. They took  a  7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Lake.
 River Ridge also got a good showing from  Lillian Jackson, who   pitched  an inning while giving up   no  earned runs or  hits.
 On the hitting side, River Ridge saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was  Jacqleen Golden, who  went 3-for-4 with a  double.
 Hernando's win bumped their record up to 5-17. As for River Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
 Hernando might still be hurting after the  8-1 defeat they got from River Ridge  in their previous meeting  on April 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of   Jackson, who   didn't allow a single  earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Now that Hernando knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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