The Riverside Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Adamsville Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverside will be strutting in after a win while Adamsville will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Riverside was able to grind out a solid victory over Scotts Hill, taking the game 5-2. That's two games straight that Riverside has won by exactly three runs.
Lauren Ruehl spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lynlee Walls was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jayla Davenport, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Adamsville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-0 walloping at the hands of Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central.
The win made it two in a row for Riverside and bumps their season record up to 9-5-1. As for Adamsville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12-1.
Riverside skirted past Adamsville 5-4 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Adamsville's Hayley Brewer, who struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Riverside still be able to contain Brewer? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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