Baseball Game Preview: Greenville Hornets vs. Riverside Bulldogs

The Greenville Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Riverside Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Monday, Greenville beat Canton 5-1. The win continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won six in a row.

Ashton Dean spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits.

Ladarius Adkins

Runs

02/25/25 vs Riverside	3
03/31/25 vs Canton	2
03/21/25 @ Gentry	2
03/20/25 @ Canton	1
03/18/25 vs Gentry	1
+ 2 more games

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ladarius Adkins, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Greenville is undefeated when Adkins posts two or more runs, but 3-9 otherwise. Denim Saloane also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Meanwhile, Riverside entered their tilt with Coahoma County on Saturday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Red Panthers get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering the Bulldogs have won 14 games by more than nine runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.

Greenville's win bumped their record up to 6-9. As for Riverside, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.

Greenville took their win against Riverside in their previous meeting back in February by a conclusive 12-3 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hornets since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.