After a string of four wins, River Road's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell victim to a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of the Bushland Falcons. River Road was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but Bushland's pitchers proved too tough.
For Bushland's part, Brooklyn Braino looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (she also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Bushland got a massive performance out of Addison Appier, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Charley Spinks was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
River Road's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-9. As for Bushland, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4-1 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. River Road will square off against Dimmitt at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. River Road is facing Dimmitt at the right time seeing as Dimmitt is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Bushland, they will face off against Canadian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Bushland's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last eight matches.
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