Baseball Preview: Crestview Cougars vs. River Valley Vikings
The Crestview Cougars will look to defend their home field on Friday against the River Valley Vikings at 5:00 p.m. Crestview is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Crestview can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against Lucas as Crestview made off with a 15-2 victory.
Jeb Workman spent all five innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyson Ringler, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Boston Roland, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, River Valley earned a 6-2 win over North Union on Thursday. That four run margin sets a new team best for River Valley this season.
River Valley also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Leland Doubikin gave up two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Hudson Pollock was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Hayden Kanagy, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Crestview's victory bumped their record up to 10-8. As for River Valley, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-16.
River Valley's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Crestview has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .459. It's a different story for River Valley, though, as they've only averaged .335. Will they be able to contain Crestview's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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