Riverdale scored the game’s first seven runs and the Lady Falcons went on to record a 7-3 victory in Division III sectional softball action at the home of the Panthers Friday night.
The Lady Falcons scored one run in the top of the first before adding two more in the third for a 3-0 advantage.
Neither team scored again until the seventh when Riverdale picked up four big runs in the top of the inning to extend the margin to 7-0.
Paulding did make things interesting, scoring three times in the bottom of the seventh, but the Lady Panthers came up short in falling 7-3.
Gabrielle Stallbaum had three singles and a run batted in for the maroon and white with Jalynn Parrett adding three singles and a run scored. Leigha Egnor chipped in a single and a double while driving in two runs and scoring once.
Jocelynn Parrett had the other Panther hit, a single, and Maci Kauser scored the remaining Paulding run.
Alison Donaugh ripped a pair of doubles and drove in two runs for Riverdale while Madison Guckes had a single and three runs batted in. Brenna Farmer and Lainie Howell each posted a single and scored twice for the Falcons.
Donaugh also picked up the win on the mound for the Lady Falcons, throwing a complete game and limiting the Panthers to three unearned runs on nine hits while striking out 13.
Leigha Egnor suffered the loss for Paulding, giving up six hits, seven runs (six earned) and seven walks while fanning ten.
It was the final game for Paulding seniors Gabrielle Stallbaum, Jalynn Parrett, Leigha Egnor, Morgan Iler, Megan Harpel, Kaeli Bustos and Gillian Porter.
