North Port is 0-3 against Riverdale since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The North Port Bobcats will be playing at home against the Riverdale Raiders at 7:00 p.m.
North Port is is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. Their rough 9-3 defeat to Bishop Verot might stick with them for a while.
North Port saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauren Boff, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Riverdale had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They never let the Green Wave onto the board and left with a 1-0 win.
Not much got past Adrianna Manetta, who gave up just two hits to keep Fort Myers off the board. Manetta has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
North Port's loss dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Riverdale, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
North Port couldn't quite finish off Riverdale in their previous meeting back in March and fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Manetta, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that North Port 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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