Baseball Game Preview: Riverdale Rebels vs. John Ehret Patriots

Riverdale is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will venture away from home to face off against the John Ehret Patriots at 4:00 p.m. Riverdale will be strutting in after a victory while John Ehret will be coming in after a defeat.

Riverdale proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by ten) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Houma Christian 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Rebels have posted since February 21st.

Meanwhile, John Ehret came up short against Maurepas on Monday and fell 7-4. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

RAYON CRAFT was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing Five bases. while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was DUSTIN WALKER, who scored a run and stole Four bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Riverdale's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for John Ehret, their loss dropped their record down to 6-15.

Riverdale took their win against John Ehret in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 17-6. Does Riverdale have another victory up their sleeve, or will John Ehret turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.