Baseball Preview: Riverdale Falcons vs. Arcadia Redskins
The Riverdale Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Arcadia Redskins at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Riverdale will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.
Riverdale can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Bluffton with a sharp 10-3 victory.
The team relied heavily on Alex Russler, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mason Guckes, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Arcadia came up short against McComb on Tuesday and fell 6-2. Arcadia has not had much luck with McComb recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Isaac Stoner was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off only one hit. Stoner was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Stoner wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Owen Rader, who went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases. Rader has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Riverdale is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Arcadia, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Riverdale has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Arcadia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Riverdale skirted past Arcadia 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Riverdale have another victory up their sleeve, or will Arcadia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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