Riverside hasn't had much luck against Spring Valley recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Riverside is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Cabell Midland, who was ranked third at the time (Riverside was ranked 22nd). The Warriors fell 8-3 to the Knights on Thursday.
Riverside saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shaylea Blackhurst, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Spring Valley fell victim to Parkersburg South and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They came up short against the Patriots, falling 9-0. The shutout was out of character for the Timberwolves seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Riverside's defeat dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Spring Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9.
Riverside might still be hurting after the 21-9 loss they got from Spring Valley when the teams last played back in March. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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