There's no place like home for Ridgeline, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They put the hurt on the Sky View Bobcats with a sharp 9-0 win on Tuesday. The Riverhawks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bobcats, too.
Brielle Gardiner was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Gardiner was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one double. That's the most hits she has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, Ava Buttars was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. Kennedy Dahlke also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Ridgeline kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sky View only managed one hit.
Riverhawks
| 03/11/25 vs Sky View | 9-0 |
| 05/18/24 vs Desert Hills | 8-2 |
| 05/17/24 vs Desert Hills | 5-0 |
| 05/16/24 vs Cedar | 10-0 |
| 05/15/24 vs Cedar | 12-0 |
| + 4 more games |
Ridgeline pushed their record up to 3-4 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 10.89 hits in those games compared to only 4.67 in the others. As for Sky View, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Coming up, Ridgeline will head out to challenge Mountain Crest at 3:30 p.m. on March 18th. Mountain Crest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Sky View, they have already played their next match, a 10-0 loss against Grantsville on the 12th.
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