Baseball Preview: Indianapolis Shortridge Blue Devils vs. Riverside Argonauts
Indianapolis Shortridge has been on the road for 13 straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Riverside Argonauts at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Indianapolis Shortridge is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell 12-9 to Seton Catholic on Friday.
Indianapolis Shortridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jorge Jobito, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Edmondson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Indianapolis Shortridge didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Riverside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 14-4 to Indianapolis Crispus Attucks.
Indianapolis Shortridge dropped their record down to 0-13 with that loss, which was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Indianapolis Shortridge's way against Riverside in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Indianapolis Shortridge made off with a 12-6 win. Does Indianapolis Shortridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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