Baseball Preview: Princeton Tigers vs. Riverdale Rams
Princeton is 4-0 against Riverdale since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Princeton Tigers will be playing at home against the Riverdale Rams at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Princeton is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Bureau Valley on Thursday. They fell 5-1 to the Storm.
Tyler Forristall spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Princeton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Kloepping, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Riverdale suffered a rough 15-4 loss at the hands of Sherrard on Thursday. Riverdale has not had much luck with Sherrard recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Princeton now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Riverdale, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4.
Princeton was able to grind out a solid victory over Riverdale in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 7-2. Does Princeton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverdale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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