Rivercrest and Gosnell are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Rivercrest Colts will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Gosnell Pirates at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Corning typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Rivercrest proved too difficult a challenge. They never let the Bobcats onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Rivercrest might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Laynee Gardner tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Rivercrest got a massive performance out of Raven Powell, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Molli Austin, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Gosnell can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They came out on top against Harrisburg by a score of 10-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-scoring effort was just what Gosnell needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Rivercrest has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. As for Gosnell, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Rivercrest skirted past Gosnell 2-1 in their previous meeting back in March. Does Rivercrest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gosnell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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