Riverside-Durham is 0-4 against Cardinal Gibbons since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Riverside-Durham Pirates will be playing at home against the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. Riverside-Durham is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.8 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Riverside-Durham had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Jordan. Riverside-Durham has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Grace Arrington put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Arrington was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Juleah Somers was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons pushed their score to nine the last time they played they, but on Tuesday they couldn't quite do it again. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Leesville Road 2-1. Winning may never get old, but Cardinal Gibbons sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Layce Chappell spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cardinal Gibbons' win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bridget Mazzo, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Riverside-Durham's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
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