Baseball Recap: Auburn Mountainview Lions vs. Auburn Riverside Ravens
Auburn Mountainview came into Friday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Auburn Riverside Ravens on Friday and snuck past 9-8. This was a revenge match for Auburn Mountainview, as the team was forced to settle for a 4-3 loss when these two played last Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Danner Philbrick, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jacob Watrous, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Auburn Riverside's side, they got a good showing from Will Sims, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Thaddeus Dela Cruz was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Svendson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Auburn Mountainview's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Auburn Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Auburn Mountainview will be playing in front of their home fans against Jefferson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jefferson will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Auburn Riverside, they will head out on the road to square off against Auburn at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Auburn Riverside is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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