Boscobel is 9-1 against Riverdale since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Boscobel Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Riverdale Chieftains at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Boscobel has four straight wins, Riverdale has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Boscobel beats Riverdale with four runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Boscobel's pitcher stepped up to hand Southwestern a 4-0 shutout on Thursday.
Gretta Grassel made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Grassel has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Grassel was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Grassel wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Erin Knowles, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Riverdale came up short against Darlington on Monday and fell 7-3.
Boscobel's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Riverdale, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Boscobel took their win against Riverdale in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 9-2. Does Boscobel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverdale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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