Baseball Recap: Gainesville Cardinals vs. Riverside Ram
Gainesville waltzed into their matchup on Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Riverside Ram a 3-0 shutout.
Ryan Petro looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jeremy Hayden, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of JW Kohlmeyer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Gainesville is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Riverside, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gainesville will take on Osbourn Park at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Gainesville's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home while Osbourn Park has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. Riverside will take on Lightridge at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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