Baseball Preview: Riverside Christian Wranglers vs. Bell Bulldogs
The Riverside Christian Wranglers will head out on the road to take on the Bell Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverside Christian has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four, while Bell will come in with three straight victories.
After soaring to 17 runs the game before, Riverside Christian was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 11-0 loss at the hands of Saint Francis Catholic. The game marked that first time this year in which Riverside Christian was not able to get on the board.
Bell proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 14) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Dixie County and snuck past 4-2.
Levi Jacobs spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bell saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Philman, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Riverside Christian now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Bell, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-4.
Riverside Christian suffered a grim 20-3 defeat to Bell in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bell's Zane McArdle, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Now that Riverside Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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