The Riddle Irish will head out on the road to challenge the Illinois Valley Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riddle will be strutting in after a victory while Illinois Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Riddle put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Chiloquin as Riddle made off with a 21-6 win. While fans of Riddle might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Aurora Hildebrand was a standout: she scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Kyra Light was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Illinois Valley's offense. They suffered a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of Lost River in Friday's second game. Illinois Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory made it two in a row for Riddle and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for Illinois Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5.
Riddle suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Illinois Valley when the teams last played last Friday. Can Riddle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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