River Bluff and Lexington are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The River Bluff Gators will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Lexington Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. River Bluff will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
On Tuesday, River Bluff came up short against White Knoll and fell 6-3.
Georgia Gilman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on nine hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, River Bluff saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabby Fryer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Lexington fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Catawba Ridge on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Copperheads by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that Lexington has lost by just one run.
River Bluff's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Lexington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
River Bluff might still be hurting after the 10-2 defeat they got from Lexington in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can River Bluff avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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