Baseball Recap: Riverton Parke Panthers vs. Parke Heritage Wolves
Riverton Parke was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Parke Heritage Wolves by a score of 7-5. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Riverton Parke of the 10-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
Jackson While was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek Collom, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
On Parke Heritage's side, B.T. Luce and Brenden McAmis made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Luce pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, McAmis struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Luce has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Luce went 2-for-2 with two RBI, while McAmis went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was K Harpold, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Riverton Parke's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-11. As for Parke Heritage, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-8.
Riverton Parke will square off against Attica at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Parke Heritage, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Fountain Central at 11:00 a.m. Parke Heritage is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
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