Baseball Game Preview: Lewisburg Patriots vs. Riverdale Warriors

The Lewisburg Patriots will challenge the Riverdale Warriors at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lewisburg will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.

Lewisburg had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Lincoln on Tuesday. Lewisburg put the hurt on Lincoln with a sharp 9-3 win. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.

Talon Haley and Cooper Bierman made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Haley didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Bierman tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024. At the plate, Haley got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and three RBI, while Bierman scored two runs while going 1-for-3. That's the most RBI Haley has posted over his last 12 contests.

Grant Walendzik

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/11/25 @ Lincoln	2
03/07/25 @ Northside	1
03/03/25 vs Horn Lake	1
03/01/25 vs Oxford	1
03/27/24 vs Horn Lake	1

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grant Walendzik, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Andrew Hendrichovsky, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Lewisburg lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Riverdale faced Clarksville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Riverdale took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Clarksville. The game marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Lewisburg pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Riverdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.