The Ridgeline Riverhawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Dixie Flyers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Ridgeline and Davis, and Davis kept the tradition alive. The Riverhawks fell 6-1 to the Darts on Tuesday.
Ridgeline saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kennedy Dahlke, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Dixie came out on top against Juab on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run first inning. The Flyers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Wasps a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Flyers have won three matchups by more than nine runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Layla London was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. London was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Dixie let Morgan Staheli and PEYTON HATCH run wild. Staheli went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while HATCH went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double was HATCH's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Addison Alleman, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
The win made it two in a row for Dixie and bumps their season record up to 5-2. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Ridgeline, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Ridgeline's way against Dixie in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, as Ridgeline made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Riverhawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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