Baseball Game Preview: River Valley Blackhawks vs. Richland Center Hornets

The River Valley Blackhawks will challenge the Richland Center Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. River Valley has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 15.

On Tuesday, River Valley came up short against Dodgeville and fell 4-1.

Meanwhile, Richland Center won against Lancaster on Tuesday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Hornets walked away with a 7-2 win over Prairie du Chien. The contest marked the Hornets' most dominant victory of the season.

The win made it two in a row for Richland Center and bumps their season record up to 5-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for River Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.