River Road is 0-3 against Lamesa since May of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The River Road Wildcats will take on the Lamesa Tornadoes at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
River Road is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Alpine a 15-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for River Road who now have five in a row.
Carolyn Koval made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Koval was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ashlynn Ferris was incredible, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and a stolen base while going 2-for-3. Sidnee Kane was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Lamesa entered their tilt with Tulia with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Everything went their way against the Hornets on Saturday as they made off with a 14-4 victory.
River Road is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. As for Lamesa, their win bumped their record up to 17-3-1.
River Road came up short against Lamesa when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 3-0. Can River Road avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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