The Riverdale Warriors will take on the Summit Spartans on Friday. The last three games Riverdale has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Riverdale is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Stewarts Creek, who was ranked second at the time (Riverdale was ranked 11th). The Warriors won by a run and slipped past the Red Hawks 2-1. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Summit didn't have quite enough to beat Page on Wednesday and fell 7-6. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Patriots: they've now lost three in a row.
Paityn Robertson led a balanced group of hitters, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Addyson Willingham was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Riverdale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Summit, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-19.
Riverdale skirted past Summit 1-0 in their previous meeting back in March of 2018. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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