Baseball Recap: Riverdale Ridge Wins Going Away Against Westminster

Ravens

Margin (Wins)

03/13/25 vs Montbello	15
04/08/25 @ Westminster	12
03/25/25 @ Mountain Range	11
03/08/25 vs Horizon	10
04/07/25 vs Centaurus	7

The Riverdale Ridge Ravens got the win against the Westminster Wolves on Tuesday by a conclusive 15-3. The result was nothing new for the Ravens, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.

Jayce Sanchez was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Riverdale Ridge let Joaquin Alferez and Colton Lancaster run wild. Alferez went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Lancaster went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Those two hits gave Alferez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeter McArthur, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Riverdale Ridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Westminster only posted an OBP of .286.

Riverdale Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Westminster, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.

Coming up, Riverdale Ridge will take on Boulder at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Ravens' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Westminster, they will challenge Hinkley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Thunder have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 20.57 runs per game on average), something the Wolves will no doubt try to take advantage of.