Baseball Game Preview: Riverview Plays at Home

By Team Reports May 12, 2024, 2:17am

Baseball Preview: Riverview Raiders vs. Bethlehem Center Bulldogs

The Riverview Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bethlehem Center Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverview is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

Riverview is is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Greensburg Central Catholic by a score of 3-2. That's two games in a row now that Riverview has lost by just one run.

Riverview saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lukas Duncan, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bethlehem Center, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They blew past Washington 11-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Bethlehem Center considering their one-run performance the matchup before.

Jonah Sussan was incredible, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Amon, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Riverview's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Bethlehem Center, their victory bumped their record up to 9-10.

Bethlehem Center's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Riverview hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .338. It's a different story for Bethlehem Center, though, as they've only averaged .209. Will they be able to contain Riverview's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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