Baseball Recap: Riverside Beats Western Wayne for Their Seventh Straight Win

Vikings

Previous Games

05/22/25 vs Western Wayne	5-2
05/20/25 vs Carbondale Area	8-2
05/13/25 vs Scranton Prep	7-5
05/12/25 vs Old Forge	2-1
05/08/25 @ Delaware Valley	14-3
+ 2 more games

Riverside came tearing into Thursday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Western Wayne Wildcats by a score of 5-2. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 10-0 win back in April.

Riverside's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Connor McNally, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. Ben Kulikowski was another, going 1-for-2 with two runs.

Riverside's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Western Wayne, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last ten games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season.

As of now, neither Riverside nor Western Wayne have any future games scheduled.