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| 04/20/26 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 05/12/25 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 04/22/25 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 05/11/24 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 04/20/24 - Home | 5-4 W |
| + 5 more games |
Riverside and Old Forge are an even 5-5 against one another since June of 2021, but likely not for long. The Vikings will square off against the Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverside's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Old Forge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Riverside is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Scranton Prep just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 11-6 to the Cavaliers. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Vikings, who until this matchup were averaging 3.87 runs allowed.
Chris Graff made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Old Forge won against Montrose on Saturday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Blue Devils had just enough and edged out Lakeland 7-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
Luke Olivieri made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has become a key player for Old Forge: the team is 6-3 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-6 otherwise. Olivieri was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Cam Krushnowski was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Old Forge is 3-1 when Krushnowski posts two or more stolen bases, but 6-8 otherwise. Elio Castaldi was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs.
The win got Old Forge back to even at 9-9. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-2.
Everything went Riverside's way against Old Forge in their previous meeting back in April, as Riverside made off with a 12-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
