Riverside Academy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Covington Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, everything went Riverside Academy's way against St. James as Riverside Academy made off with a 12-1 win.
Amber Palermo spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Layla Price was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Corrin Cashio, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Covington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 20-8 margin over the Swamp Owls.
Riverside Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Covington, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-12.
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