Baseball Recap: Riverside Panthers vs. Ellwood City Wolverine
Riverside entered their tilt with Ellwood City with 27 consecutive wins dating back to last season but they'll enter their next game with 28. They blew past the Ellwood City Wolverine 12-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Riverside also won the last time the pair played last Monday.
Zach Hare made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Hare was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Riverside got a massive performance out of Sean Hayes, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Christian Lucarelli, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
On Ellwood City's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Roth, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Riverside's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Ellwood City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Riverside will head out on the road to challenge Knoch at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Ellwood City, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Quaker Valley at 4:30 p.m.
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