Riverdale hasn't had much luck against Mt. Zion recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Riverdale Raiders will challenge the Mt. Zion Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Riverdale earned a 9-4 win over Cedar Grove. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.
Meanwhile, Mt. Zion won against Stone Mountain on Tuesday with 21 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Everything went Mt. Zion's way against Stephenson as Mt. Zion made off with a 21-4 victory. Considering the Bulldogs have won ten contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Lacey Collier was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing seven bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Moore, who scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mt. Zion was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in five consecutive matches.
Riverdale pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Mt. Zion, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Riverdale suffered a grim 33-26 defeat to Mt. Zion in their previous meeting back in August. Can Riverdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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