Blue Devils
| 04/21/25 vs Holy Cross | 4 |
| 04/17/25 @ Lakeland | 7 |
| 04/14/25 vs Dunmore | 13 |
| 04/09/25 @ Honesdale | 7 |
| 04/04/25 @ Western Wayne | 9 |
| + 5 more games |
Old Forge and Riverside are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Blue Devils will welcome the Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Old Forge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Holy Cross hit Old Forge with a four-run second inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Blue Devils took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusaders. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Juliette DeStefano was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ava Arnold, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Riverside entered their tilt with Blue Ridge on Monday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Raiders 16-1. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.
Addie Smith made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Riverside got a massive performance out of Mackenzie Keller, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. Those four RBI gave Keller a new career-high. Kate Reynolds was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Riverside was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Old Forge's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Riverside, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Old Forge hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Riverside struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.8 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
