The Riverbend Bears will head out on the road to square off against the Orange County Fighting Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverbend will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Riverbend's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Massaponax.
Not much got past Jameson Snell, who gave up just three hits to keep Massaponax off the board. Snell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Emma Smith was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryleigh Livesay, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Meanwhile, Orange County posted their closest win since April 26, 2024 on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 victory over Monticello.
Orange County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for Riverbend, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
Riverbend skirted past Orange County 4-2 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bears since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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