After flying high against Liberty Tech Magnet last Thursday, Riverside came back down to earth. The Riverside Panthers fell just short of the Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central Tigers by a score of 4-3 on Friday.
Lauren Ruehl spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Jayla Davenport made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
Riverside's loss dropped their record down to 11-7-1. As for Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-5-2.
Riverside will head out on the road to square off against Adamsville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Riverside is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central, they will be playing at home against Clarksburg at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Clarksburg is coming into the matchup with six straight defeats on the road, meaning Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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