Rivercrest can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They never let the Corning Bobcats onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Rivercrest considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Laynee Gardner tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rivercrest got a massive performance out of Raven Powell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Molli Austin, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Corning's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Goodman, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Rivercrest has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season. As for Corning, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-4 record this season.
Rivercrest is on the road again on Thursday to play Gosnell at 4:00 p.m. Gosnell's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Rivercrest's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Corning, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Harrisburg at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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