The Riverside Beavers are taking a road trip to square off against the Avon Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Riverside will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Riverside and Mentor, and Riverside kept the tradition alive. The Beavers came out on top against the Cardinals by a score of 8-4 on Thursday.

Clara Granchi
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Clara Granchi made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off 11 hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.
In other batting news, Riverside let Maddi Proud and Becca Tornow run wild. Proud went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI, while Tornow went 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sammi Granchi, who went 1-for-2 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Avon hadn't done well against North Ridgeville recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Eagles' pitcher stepped up to hand the Rangers a 1-0 shutout.
Not much got past Maria Young, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep North Ridgeville off the board.
On the hitting side, Avon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jenna Smith, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Riverside's record is now 5-2. As for Avon, their record now sits at 2-0.
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