Baseball Game Preview: Centreville Wildcats vs. Ridley Raiders

The Centreville Wildcats will take on the Ridley Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. Centreville will be strutting in after a win while Ridley will be coming in after a loss.

Centreville took a nine-run defeat the last time they faced off against South Lakes, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Wildcats sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Seahawks on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Dylan Hassan

Hits Against

04/10/25 vs South Lakes	0
04/04/25 vs James Madison	1
03/26/25 vs Hayfield	1

Dylan Hassan looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Centreville's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ian Weber, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Weber also put up a double, which was his first of the season.

Meanwhile, Ridley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 6-3 to Radnor. That's two games in a row now that the Raiders have lost by exactly three runs.

John Teehan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Centreville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Ridley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.