The Waverly Central Tigers are on the road again on Saturday to play the Riverside Panthers at 9:30 a.m. Waverly Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Riverside's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Waverly Central put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season last Wednesday. Everything went their way against McEwen as Waverly Central made off with a 12-2 victory.
Meanwhile, Riverside entered their tilt with Adamsville with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Cardinals out 5-4. That's two games straight that Riverside has won by just one run.
Lauren Ruehl was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Ruehl was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayla Davenport, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She hasn't dropped below two stolen bases for three straight games.
Waverly Central is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Riverside, their record now sits at 7-2-1.
Waverly Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverside when the teams last played back in March of 2019, sneaking past 4-3. Will Waverly Central repeat their success, or does Riverside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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