Baseball Recap: Riverdale Falcons vs. Hardin Northern Polar Bears
In what's become a running theme this season, Riverdale gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Everything went their way against the Hardin Northern Polar Bears as the Riverdale Falcons made off with a 9-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Riverdale.
Gauge King made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. King has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. King was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
King wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Evan Reiter, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Riverdale is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Hardin Northern, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5.
Riverdale will head out on the road to square off against Arlington at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Arlington has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Hardin Northern, they will be playing in front of their home fans against McComb at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hardin Northern will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
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