Mountain Ridge and Riverton squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Mountain Ridge had to settle for second. They fell 7-4 to the Riverton Silverwolves. Mountain Ridge has not had much luck with Riverton recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Sydney Lambert and Brooklyn Van Renselaar stepped up to the plate in a big way. Lambert scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Van Renselaar went 3-for-4 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tatyana Toala, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with an RBI.
On Riverton's side, Peyton Sanchez was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Sanchez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sanchez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
In other batting news, Riverton got a massive performance out of Lily Heitz, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Brooke Tacke was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Mountain Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for Riverton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Mountain Ridge is on the road again on Tuesday to play Pleasant Grove at 5:00 p.m. Mountain Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Riverton, they will square off against Davis at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
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