River Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-3 walloping at the hands of the American Leadership Academy - West Foothills Guardians. The result was an unpleasant reminder to River Valley of the 8-7 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Friday.
Tamarie Williams was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Lovie Phan, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On American Leadership Academy - West Foothills' side, Lucy Burroughs made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off 14 hits (and only one walk). Burroughs has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Burroughs was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with.
In other batting news, Ave Risati was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-3. Olivia Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
River Valley's loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-5. As for American Leadership Academy - West Foothills, the victory was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-1.
River Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for American Leadership Academy - West Foothills, they will head out on the road to challenge Yuma Catholic at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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