The Riverton Hawks will square off against the Pleasant Plains Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Riverton has now lost 14 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 21.
Riverton fell victim to Olympia and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 15-0 to the Spartans.
Pleasant Plains let Taylorville stack five runs on them in the seventh inning on Wednesday but luckily Pleasant Plains prevailed anyway. The Cardinals won by a run and slipped past the Tornadoes 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cardinals.
Kayden Skinner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Delaney Murphy was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Aspen Kitowski, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Pleasant Plains kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They are undefeated (6-0) when they post 11 or more hits.
Pleasant Plains' win bumped their record up to 9-4-1. As for Riverton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
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