On Tuesday, Riverside faced Lightridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Riverside Ram fell just short of the Lightridge Bolts by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time Riverside couldn't score was back in April, the team can't take the result too hard.
Kaylee Kadans was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Riverside hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. This was only their first loss (out of seven games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
On Lightridge's side, not much got past Peyton Robinson, who gave up just two hits to keep Riverside off the board.
At the plate, Lightridge's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Emmi Harris, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Riverside's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-3. As for Lightridge, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 19-0.
While Riverside had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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