Baseball Recap: Cooper Radcliffe can't quite lead Philo over River View

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 1:31pm

Baseball Recap: Philo Electrics vs. River View Black Bears

Philo lost against River View back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Philo Electrics lost 15-1 to the River View Black Bears. Philo has not had much luck with River View recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

Philo saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Radcliffe, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.

On River View's side, Maguire Werntz made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Werntz has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Werntz was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Reid Johnson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. Brogan Shrimplin was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Philo's loss dropped their record down to 6-13-1. As for River View, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-11.

Philo will square off against New Lexington at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Lexington will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Philo surely won't give up without a fight. As for River View, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Coshocton at 5:00 p.m. River View is facing Coshocton at the right time seeing as Coshocton is stuck on a six-game losing streak.

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