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| 04/22/25 - Home | 3-6 L |
| 04/26/24 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 04/17/24 - Away | 13-7 W |
| 04/27/23 - Away | 4-0 W |
| 04/04/23 - Home | 6-5 W |
| + 5 more games |
Colonial Forge and Riverbend are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Eagles will challenge the Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Colonial Forge took a six-run defeat the last time they faced off against Mountain View, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Eagles sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over the Wildcats on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Riverbend came tearing into Friday's game with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.9 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Wolverines. The game was the first time the Bears have beaten the Wolverines on their field since March 22, 2023.
Chloe King spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Ryleigh Livesay was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Maddie Baugh, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Riverbend kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Stafford only managed six hits.
Riverbend's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Colonial Forge, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Colonial Forge couldn't quite get it done against Riverbend in their previous meeting two weeks ago as they fell 6-3. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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