The Riverbank Bruins will head out on the road to challenge the Linden Lions at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Riverbank's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Linden's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Riverbank has not done well against Stone Ridge Christian recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Riverbank came out on top against Stone Ridge Christian by a score of 5-2. The victory was just what Riverbank needed coming off of a 7-0 defeat in their prior contest.
Mahaila Guzman made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Guzman has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Guzman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Maya Guzman was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Linden didn't have quite enough to beat Ripon on Friday and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Linden has lost by just one run.
Linden saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Fears, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Riverbank pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs per game. As for Linden, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Riverbank might still be hurting after the 10-2 loss they got from Linden in their previous meeting back in February of 2017. Thankfully for Riverbank, Amber Andrews (who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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