The Grand Prairie Gophers will challenge the Ryan Raiders at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Grand Prairie's offense. They came up short against Richland on Tuesday, falling 13-0. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Gophers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Ryan waltzed into their game on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cardinals a 17-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won seven matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Tori Grider made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Grider was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Olivia Buettner was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one double. Kayla Martin was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Ryan hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in six consecutive contests.
Grand Prairie's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs over those games. As for Ryan, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
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