Baseball Preview: Riviera Prep Bulldogs vs. Ransom Everglades Raiders
Riviera Prep is 6-1 against Ransom Everglades since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Riviera Prep Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ransom Everglades Raiders at 4:00 p.m. Riviera Prep will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Riviera Prep ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Marathon and snuck past 5-4. The win was just what Riviera Prep needed coming off of an 11-3 loss in their prior game.
Josh Negron made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Negron was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, three RBI, and a stolen base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tim Negron, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Ransom Everglades didn't have quite enough to beat Gulliver Prep on Wednesday and fell 4-2. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Ransom Everglades in their matchups with Gulliver Prep: they've now lost six in a row.
The victory got Riviera Prep back to even at 7-7. As for Ransom Everglades, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Riviera Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Ransom Everglades in their previous meeting back in March, winning 4-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ransom Everglades' Thomas Maxwell, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Riviera Prep still be able to contain Maxwell? There's only one way to find out.
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