Sprayberry hasn't had much luck against River Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Sprayberry Yellow Jackets will be playing at home against the River Ridge Knights at 5:30 p.m. Sprayberry will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Sprayberry's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Walker with a sharp 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Yellow Jackets, who have now won four matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Gabbi Leftwich was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Leftwich was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI.
Leftwich wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Graci Pederson, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Jordan Simpson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Sprayberry didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, River Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Cambridge by a score of 4-3.
Sprayberry's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for River Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Sprayberry came up short against River Ridge in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 5-0. Will Sprayberry have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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