For the second straight game, Riverdale will face off against Fowler. The Cowboys will take on the Redcats at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Riverdale has given up an average of 7.8 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Riverdale fell victim to Fowler and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Redcats, falling 20-0. The Cowboys' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
For Fowler's part, Jaelyn Quintana made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Quintana has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and one double. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Fowler let Alexis Alvarado and Danika Serrano run wild. Alvarado went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and two RBI, while Serrano went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two doubles. Those three stolen bases gave Serrano a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Monis, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs.
Fowler was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in ten consecutive matches.
Fowler has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.6 runs over those games. As for Riverdale, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
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