Riverdale hasn't had much luck against Luella recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Riverdale Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Luella Lions at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Riverdale will head into Tuesday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run they dealt North Clayton on Tuesday. Everything went Riverdale's way against North Clayton as Riverdale made off with a 21-11 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Raiders who have now won five matches in a row.
Meanwhile, Luella never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-0 margin over Stephenson. Winning may never get old, but the Lions sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Ayleen Montoya made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Montoya was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, Liberty Meneses was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sanai Clark, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Luella always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .923. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 87.5%.
Riverdale is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Luella, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4.
Riverdale suffered a grim 23-0 defeat to Luella in their previous matchup back in August. Can Riverdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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