Baseball Recap: Seven Straight Road Victories for Riverside [Wathena/Elwood]

Riverside [Wathena/Elwood]'s game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Pleasant Ridge Rams. This was payback for the Cyclones, who suffered a 5-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Keagan Hughes spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on three hits and racked up ten Ks.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chase Hewins, who went 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.

Cyclones

Previous Games (Away)

04/24/25 @ Pleasant Ridge	4-3
04/14/25 @ Jefferson County North	14-3
04/14/25 @ Jefferson County North	8-6
04/03/25 @ McLouth	9-5
04/03/25 @ McLouth	6-2
+ 2 more games

Riverside [Wathena/Elwood]'s victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Pleasant Ridge, they moved to 9-6-1 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Rams: the pair will be back at it again later today.