Riverside put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Capital Cougars an 11-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Riverside, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lexi Osborne made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Osborne has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Osborne was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Riley Smith, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played. McKinley Clark was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Riverside pushed their record up to 10-11 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Capital, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-20.
Riverside will be playing in front of their home fans against South Charleston at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverside is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. Capital does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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