Baseball Preview: Riverdale Raiders vs. Ida Baker Bulldogs
Riverdale and Ida Baker are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Riverdale Raiders will challenge the Ida Baker Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverdale is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
Riverdale's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against North Fort Myers on Friday. They fell just short of the Red Knights by a score of 2-0.
Riverdale got a good showing from Kaden Varnadoe, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Riverdale saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Krause, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Ida Baker's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Gateway by a score of 6-4.
Riverdale's defeat dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Ida Baker, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-10.
Ida Baker's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Riverdale hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .334. It's a different story for Ida Baker, though, as they've only averaged .250. Will they be able to contain Riverdale's hitters?
Riverdale beat Ida Baker 5-1 when the teams last played back in March. Will Riverdale repeat their success, or does Ida Baker have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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