Baseball Recap: St. Albans Red Dragons vs. Riverside Warriors
St. Albans entered their tilt with Riverside with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Riverside Warriors 7-5. That's more bragging rights for St. Albans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Will Curry made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Curry has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Curry was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bryce Eggleton was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Beau Kelley was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple and a run.
St. Albans is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Riverside, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
St. Albans will play host again on Friday to welcome Oak Hill, where first pitch is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. The last three games St. Albans has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Riverside, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Shady Spring at 7:00 p.m. Riverside will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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