After two games on the road, River Ridge is heading back home. They will take on the Hernando Leopards at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, River Ridge came up short against East Lake and fell 7-2.
River Ridge got a good showing from Lillian Jackson, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Jackson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, River Ridge saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacqleen Golden, who went 3-for-4 with a double.
Meanwhile, while Hernando put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Mitchell. Hernando won by a run and slipped past Mitchell 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hernando.
Not much got past Ava Braswell, who gave up just four hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Mitchell off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ariana Covell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
River Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Hernando, their victory bumped their record up to 5-17.
Everything went River Ridge's way against Hernando in their previous matchup on April 6th as River Ridge made off with an 8-1 win. Will River Ridge repeat their success, or does Hernando have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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