The Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers will challenge the Riverside Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Chartiers-Houston is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Chartiers-Houston is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest loss since April 2nd on Tuesday. They fell just short of California by a score of 9-7.
Chartiers-Houston saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Cumer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. Another was Parker Riggle, who went 3-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Riverside took on Beaver Falls on Monday. The Panthers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 14-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won five matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Matt Santillo and Jackson Barber were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Santillo didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Barber tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Santillo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. At the plate, Santillo went 3-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Barber went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those two doubles gave Barber a new career-high.
In other batting news, Riverside got a massive performance out of Cole Vogel, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three hits gave Vogel a new career-high. Logan Young was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Riverside hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Beaver Falls struck out eight times.
Riverside is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Chartiers-Houston, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
