Baseball Preview: Mohawk Area Warriors vs. Riverside Panthers
Mohawk Area is 2-8 against Riverside since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mohawk Area Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Riverside Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Mohawk Area will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
Mohawk Area can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. Everything went their way against Blackhawk as Mohawk Area made off with a 14-4 victory.
Mohawk Area let Jay Wrona and A.J. Verdi loose on the outfield. Wrona scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Verdi went 4-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles. Wrona is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Vince Eiler, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Riverside unfortunately witnessed the end of their 36-game winning streak dating back to last season on Tuesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Neshannock. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Riverside couldn't push the score so high this time.
Riverside saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Barber, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bo Fornataro, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Mohawk Area's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Riverside, their loss ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-1.
Mohawk Area suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Riverside when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Mohawk Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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