Baseball Recap: Riverside Gets the Win

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Umatilla, Riverside was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Nyssa Bulldogs, sneaking past 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Pirates have posted since April 12, 2024.

Cooper Cemore made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Cemore was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Cemore wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cougar Philippi, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. Philippi has become a key player for Riverside: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 0-8 otherwise. Payton Thomas also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Riverside's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9. As for Nyssa, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

Riverside will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulldogs: the pair will be back at it again later today.