Baseball Recap: Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] Takes a Loss

Valley Falls hit Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] with a four-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cyclones fell 9-5 to the Dragons. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cyclones of the 4-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2021.

Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Hayes, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.

This is the second loss in a row for Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] and nudges their season record down to 9-2. As for Valley Falls, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Dragons beat Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] by a score of 14-2 later that day.