Baseball Recap: Friday's Loss Ends Riverview's Winning Streak

Raiders

Previous 5 Games

05/23/25 vs Our Lady of the Sacred Heart	1-3
05/20/25 @ Burgettstown	2-1
05/19/25 vs Burgettstown	2-1
05/15/25 vs California	6-2
05/13/25 vs California	6-2

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Riverview can now relate to. They fell just short of the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers by a score of 3-1 on Friday. The Raiders' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Johnny Bertucci was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one RBI.

Bertucci wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Eli DeVita, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base.

Riverview's loss dropped their record down to 17-7-1. As for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-7.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Chargers beat Riverview by a score of 3-1 later that day.