Riverdale entered their tilt with Geneseo with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They won by a run and slipped past the Geneseo Maple Leafs 3-2. For Riverdale, this counts as revenge for the 7-0 loss Geneseo walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Brie DeBlaey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Riverdale's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Madi Ketelsen, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Geneseo's side, Talisa Thomas was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Ella Pettit made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Kennedy, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Geneseo was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Riverdale only hit a.
Riverdale is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-13 record this season. As for Geneseo, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-11.
Riverdale will challenge Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Geneseo, they will head out on the road to square off against Orion at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Orion is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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