The Brighton Bulldogs will face off against the Riverdale Ridge Ravens at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Riverdale Ridge is hoping to do what Prairie View couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Brighton's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Brighton blew past Prairie View 14-2.
The team relied heavily on Ava Araujo, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariana Torres, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Riverdale Ridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They never let Boulder onto the board and left with a 12-0 win on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Ravens considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Neila Lucero and Peyton Saenz did most of the damage at the plate: Lucero went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Saenz went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Vargas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Riverdale Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Boulder only posted an OBP of .211.
Brighton pushed their record up to 9-5 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Riverdale Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
Brighton might still be hurting after the 15-4 defeat they got from Riverdale Ridge in their previous meeting back in August of 2021. Can Brighton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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