The Riverdale Warriors will take on the Forrest Rockets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Riverdale's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs every time they've taken the field this season.
Riverdale is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Warren County 13-3 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by exactly ten runs.
Makayla Wilkerson
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Makayla Wilkerson tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Riverdale let Cali Leverrette and Camryn Jewell run wild. Leverrette went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one double, while Jewell scored a run while going 2-for-2. That double marked the first that Leverrette hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Avaya Wallace, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two doubles.
Riverdale hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Forrest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Columbia Academy.
The victory got Riverdale back to even at 2-2. As for Forrest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Riverdale skirted past Forrest 9-8 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Does Riverdale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Forrest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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