Baseball Recap: Riverside Sets Scoring Season-High Against West Scranton

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

04/25/25 vs Western Wayne	10
04/14/25 vs Lakeland	10
04/04/25 vs Holy Cross	10
04/02/25 @ Western Wayne	10
03/25/25 @ Scranton	9

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riverside). Everything went their way against the West Scranton Invaders on Saturday as they made off with a 14-8 victory. Considering the Vikings have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Cooper Borowski was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off only one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

In other batting news, Riverside let Chase Taddonio and Nicholas Bohenek run wild. Taddonio went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs, while Bohenek went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. With that strong performance, Taddonio is now averaging an impressive 3.5 RBI per game. Another player making a difference was Chris Graff, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.

Riverside was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .412. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Scranton only posted a batting average of .222.

Riverside's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-4. As for West Scranton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Riverside will take on Holy Cross at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Vikings are facing the Crusaders at the right time seeing as the Crusaders are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for West Scranton, they will face off against Delaware Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.