The Riverdale Rams will face off against the Sterling Golden Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Riverdale 2.7, Sterling 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Thursday, Riverdale wound up with the same score they had in their last game (4-3), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Riverdale saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katie Cox, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Claire Beeler also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Sterling's offense. They fell 4-0 to Sherrard on Wednesday. The loss was the Golden Warriors' first of the season.
Lily Martinez was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sterling fell to 4-1. As for Riverdale, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Riverdale hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Sterling struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Riverdale beat Sterling 3-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Riverdale repeat their success, or does Sterling has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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