Baseball Recap: Rivercrest Colts vs. Trumann Wildcats
Rivercrest waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over the Trumann Wildcats. The result was nothing new for Rivercrest, who have now won five contests by six runs or more so far this season.
For Trumann's part, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braydon Passmore, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Passmore has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Rivercrest is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Trumann, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-10 record this season.
Rivercrest will be playing in front of their home fans against Harrisburg at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Rivercrest is on a three-game streak of home wins, Harrisburg a eight-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Trumann, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Armorel at 4:30 p.m. Trumann is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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