The Auburn Riverside Ravens will head out on the road to challenge the Fife Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Auburn Riverside's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Friday, when they got past Auburn Mountainview's usually-dominant pitching crew. Auburn Riverside was the clear victor by a 21-6 margin over Auburn Mountainview. The win was nothing new for Auburn Riverside as they're now sitting on four straight.
The team relied heavily on Kaylee Walker, who fired off two home runs, eight RBI, and four runs while going 5-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Seneca Aarstad, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Fife waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Patriots 20-1.
Mallory Geving and Madi Walls made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Geving struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Walls pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Geving has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Geving scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Walls went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
In other batting news, Kaitlin Christiansen and Bailee Flaig Ratcliffe-Flaig did most of the damage at the plate: Christiansen went 4-for-4 with four runs, four RBI, and a triple, while Flaig Ratcliffe-flaig went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles. Emily Wagner was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Auburn Riverside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Fife, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Auburn Riverside has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Fife struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Auburn Riverside's way against Fife in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Auburn Riverside made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Auburn Riverside since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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