The Riverdale Cowboys will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Mojave Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Riverdale is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Granite Hills out 4-3. The win was some much needed relief for Riverdale as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.
Brynn Close spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Riverdale's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Yesenia Yslas, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Mojave gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Boron as Mojave made off with a 13-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Mojave who now have six in a row.
Evangelina Mendizabal made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Mendizabal was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Reyanna Williams and Bernardina Sanchez did most of the damage at the plate: Williams scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Sanchez scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Valeria Arriaga, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Riverdale's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-12. As for Mojave, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
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