The Riverview Sharks are taking a road trip to take on the Brandon Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Riverview's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Middleton as Riverview made off with a 20-0 win. The Sharks haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Kacey Kalinowski was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple.
Alivia Garry
| 03/29/25 vs Middleton | 3 |
| 03/25/25 vs Jefferson | 2 |
| 03/04/25 vs Spoto | 2 |
| 03/06/25 @ Wharton | 1 |
| 02/18/25 @ Lennard | 1 |
In other batting news, Alivia Garry was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kara McGuire, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Riverview always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Brandon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 20-0 to Plant City.
Riverview pushed their record up to 7-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11 hits in those games compared to only five in the others. As for Brandon, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
Riverview took their victory against Brandon in their previous meeting back in February of 2017 by a conclusive 11-1. Does Riverview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brandon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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