Baseball Recap: Riviera Prep Bulldogs vs. Miami Country Day Spartans
Riviera Prep can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over the Miami Country Day Spartans. That's more bragging rights for Riviera Prep, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Steven Nunez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Nunez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Riviera Prep got a massive performance out of Tim Negron, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Negron has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Tanner Wasserman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Miami Country Day's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tanner Sennett, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Riviera Prep's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-12. As for Miami Country Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Riviera Prep is on the road again on Thursday to play Marathon at 7:00 p.m. Marathon will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Riviera Prep surely won't give up without a fight. As for Miami Country Day, they will stay at home for another game and welcome North Miami Beach at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Miami Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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