Riverwood came into Thursday's matchup having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Sprayberry Yellow Jackets on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Raiders also won the last time the pair played back in August.
May Weis made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 25 over 14 innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with a home run.
In other batting news, Audrey Busch was excellent, going 4-for-6 with an RBI. The last time her batting average was this high was back in August.
Riverwood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 25 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Riverwood now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Sprayberry, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 14 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.
Riverwood will welcome St. Francis at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Sprayberry, they will head out on the road to face off against Kennesaw Mountain at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Sprayberry is facing Kennesaw Mountain at the right time seeing as Kennesaw Mountain is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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