Baseball Recap: Riverside Panthers vs. Mohawk Area Warriors
On Monday, Riverside faced Mohawk Area in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Riverside Panthers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Mohawk Area Warriors. That's more bragging rights for Riverside, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Zach Hare made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Hare has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hare was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
In other batting news, Drake Fox was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
On Mohawk Area's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bobby Fadden, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Riverside pushed their record up to 12-1 with that victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mohawk Area, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-2.
Riverside will have a chance to go back-to-back against Mohawk Area: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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