Baseball Recap: Riverside Generals vs. Hilliard Red Flashes
If Riverside was feeling good off their 26-4 takedown of Eagle's View last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Riverside Generals suffered a rough 15-8 defeat at the hands of the Hilliard Red Flashes on Monday. Riverside has struggled against Hilliard recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Jack Anderson was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. JT Reese was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On Hilliard's side, they got a great performance from Austin Thompson as he struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
At the plate, Isaac Hunter was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was R.J. Jackson, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
Riverside's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Hilliard, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-11 record this season.
Riverside will head out on the road to face off against ED White at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. ED White is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Hilliard, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Eagle's View at 6:30 p.m. Eagle's View has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.27 runs per game on average), something Hilliard will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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