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| 04/28/23 - Away | 7-2 W |
| 04/13/19 - Home | 8-0 W |
| 04/15/17 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 04/29/16 - Home | 11-1 W |
Princeton has gone a perfect 4-0 against Riverdale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Tigers will square off against the Rams at 4:30 p.m. Princeton is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Princeton nor Erie-Prophetstown made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Tigers came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 3-0.
Not much got past Jordan Reinhardt, who gave up just seven hits to keep Erie-Prophetstown off the board. Reinhardt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Ace Christiansen was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and one double. Ryan Jagers was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Riverdale let Orion stack four runs on them in the seventh inning on Thursday but luckily Riverdale prevailed anyway. The Rams came out on top against the Chargers by a score of 7-6 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rams have posted since March 17th.
Tyler Nadolson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single hit and allowed only two earned runs over five innings pitched. Nadolson was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Colton Huffman, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Riverdale's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 4-9 when he doesn't). Jax McClaine also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Princeton's record is now 6-4-1. As for Riverdale, their record now sits at 7-9.
Princeton beat Riverdale 7-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
