Baseball Preview: Riverside Rams vs. Gorton Wolves
The Riverside Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Gorton Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row dating back to last season, Riverside finally turned things around against Gorton on Wednesday. Riverside narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Gorton 6-5.
For Gorton's part, Justin Medina was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Aaron Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Gorton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Riverside's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-4. As for Gorton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
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