Baseball Game Preview: Riverside Warriors vs. South Charleston Black Eagles

The Riverside Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the South Charleston Black Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Riverside is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.

The home team had won the previous four meetings between Riverside and Parkersburg, and Parkersburg kept the tradition alive. The Warriors took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Big Reds on Friday.

Jayden Sparkman

Runs

04/18/25 @ Parkersburg	3
04/12/25 vs Oak Hill	2
03/22/25 vs Woodrow Wilson	2
03/21/25 @ Capital	1

Jayden Sparkman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs. He has become a key player for Riverside: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-9 otherwise. Tug Eggleton was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.

South Charleston came out on top against Poca on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run third inning. The Black Eagles' pitcher stepped up to hand the Dots a 10-0 shutout. The Black Eagles haven't had any issues with the Dots recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Tanner Adkins was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 11 matches.

In other batting news, Jackson Akers was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Jackson Webb also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

South Charleston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

South Charleston's record now sits at 8-9. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.

Riverside skirted past South Charleston 1-0 when the teams last played last Wednesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.