With a playoff game on the line, Riverton rose to the challenge on Thursday. They never let the American Fork Cavemen onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. Considering Riverton has won 15 matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Lily Heitz made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Heitz has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Heitz was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Tessa Hogue and Braylee Shields did most of the damage at the plate: Hogue went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple, while Shields went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Maggie Hamblin, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Riverton's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-4. As for American Fork, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-17.
Riverton will have a chance to go back-to-back against American Fork: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.
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