Baseball Preview: Morgan Raiders vs. River View Black Bears
The Morgan Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the River View Black Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Morgan is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Morgan might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-3 to New Lexington, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Morgan has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rance Eddleblute and Logan Niceswanger did some serious damage despite the final result: Eddleblute went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI, while Niceswanger scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, River View fell victim to Tri-Valley and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Scotties by a score of 2-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which River View was not able to get on the board.
Morgan's record is now 4-3. As for River View, their record is now 3-6.
Morgan skirted past River View 4-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Morgan since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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