Baseball Preview: Riverdale Ridge Ravens vs. Roosevelt Roughriders
Riverdale Ridge is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Roosevelt is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Riverdale Ridge Ravens will take on the Roosevelt Roughriders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverdale Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Riverdale Ridge stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Northridge a 12-0 shutout.
Jaxon Carabajal looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Josh Weber was incredible, going 2-for-3 with five RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon McKenzie, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Roosevelt lost 20-3 to Severance on Tuesday.
Roosevelt saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seppe Salvatore, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Riverdale Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Roosevelt, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-8.
Thursday's match might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Riverdale Ridge has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .455. However, it's not like Roosevelt struggles in that department as they've averaged .452. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Riverdale Ridge's way against Roosevelt in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Riverdale Ridge made off with a 10-0 victory. Does Riverdale Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roosevelt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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