River Ridge has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Thursday. They will head out to take on the Sprayberry Yellow Jackets at 5:30 p.m.
Last Monday, River Ridge didn't have quite enough to beat Cambridge and fell 4-3.
Sprayberry had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Walker a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. Winning may never get old, but the Yellow Jackets sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Gabbi Leftwich made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Leftwich was also big at the plate, 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. Kendall Sandlin also deserves some recognition as she stolen her first stolen base of the season.
Sprayberry didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Walker only tossed six.
River Ridge dropped their record down to 0-3 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Sprayberry, their record now sits at 4-1.
River Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Sprayberry in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, winning 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for River Ridge since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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