Baseball Game Preview: Mechanicsburg Indians vs. Riverside Pirates

The Mechanicsburg Indians are taking a road trip to square off against the Riverside Pirates at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Riverside took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mechanicsburg, who comes in off a win.

If Mechanicsburg beats Riverside with 16 runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Everything went the Indians' way against Ponitz Career Tech on Thursday as they made off with a 16-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.

Crew Lafary and Colton Salyers made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Lafary pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Salyers tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Lafary scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Salyers scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.

In other batting news, Conner Eyink was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Eli Wilson, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Meanwhile, Riverside came up short against Newton Local on Friday and fell 9-6.

Gavin Orsborne and Cooper Crouch stepped up to the plate in a big way. Orsborne scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Crouch scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Brody Orsborne was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Mechanicsburg pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 9.6 runs thus far. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.