Baseball Game Preview: Elliot Christian Eagles vs. River Islands Riptide

The Elliot Christian Eagles will square off against the River Islands Riptide at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Elliot Christian comes in still looking for their first win of the season.

Elliot Christian fell victim to Delta Charter and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Dragons, falling 10-0.

Meanwhile, River Islands came into Monday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Aspire Langston Hughes Academy get on the board and left with a 25-0 victory on Monday. That looming 25-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Riptide yet this season.

Matthew Echivarre and Michael Figueroa did most of the damage at the plate: Echivarre scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Figueroa scored two runs and stole a base off of a hit. Echivarre has become a key player for River Islands: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Noah Uribe was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

River Islands always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .743. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Elliot Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for River Islands, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 7-5.