Baseball Preview: Riverside Vikings vs. Western Wayne Wildcats
Riverside has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Western Wayne Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Riverside is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Riverside can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Holy Cross with a sharp 10-1 victory.
Connor McNally was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off nine hits (and only one walk). McNally was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jose Sosa was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Caleb Sosa was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Western Wayne's offense. They fell victim to a rough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Old Forge on Monday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Western Wayne in their matchups with Old Forge: they've now lost six in a row.
Western Wayne saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Lamberton, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Riverside is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Western Wayne, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Western Wayne's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Riverside hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .322. It's a different story for Western Wayne, though, as they've only averaged .238. Will they be able to contain Riverside's hitters?
Riverside took their win against Western Wayne when the teams last played on April 7th by a conclusive 11-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverside since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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