Riverside is on a six-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Sandalwood an 11-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Riverside Generals will take on the Sandalwood Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
On Thursday, Riverside fell victim to a rough 21-6 loss at the hands of Andrew Jackson.
C Merritt was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Omeilys Cruz, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Sandalwood suffered a tough 14-4 defeat at the hands of Providence School on Thursday.
Izabella Marques was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Riverside's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Sandalwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.
Sandalwood's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Riverside hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .377. It's a different story for Sandalwood, though, as they've only averaged .240. Will they be able to contain Riverside's hitters?
Riverside suffered a grim 18-3 defeat to Sandalwood when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sandalwood's Emmie Dawley, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Now that Riverside knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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