The River City Raiders are taking a road trip to square off against the Rodriguez Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rodriguez took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on River City, who comes in off a win.
River City will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Sacramento on Friday. The Raiders' pitchers stepped up to hand the Dragons a 10-0 shutout. The contest marked the Raiders' most dominant victory of the season.
The team relied heavily on Hailey Flint, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two). Alexis Sabatke was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
River City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .774. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Rodriguez was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wood. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Rodriguez saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ellie Steiger, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Mylee Small also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Rodriguez's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for River City, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-9.
Wednesday's game will be a test for both teams' pitchers. River City hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .344. However, it's not like Rodriguez struggles in that department as they've averaged .381. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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