Baseball Preview: Riverside Rams vs. Medical Lake Cardinals
The Riverside Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Medical Lake Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Riverside will be strutting in after a victory while Medical Lake will be coming in after a loss.
Riverside will head into Tuesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a ten-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Newport on Tuesday. Riverside narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Newport 3-1. The victory was some much needed relief for Riverside as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Medical Lake fell victim to a rough 13-3 loss at the hands of Deer Park on Tuesday. Medical Lake has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Andrew Roberts made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Ian Thompson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Riverside's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8. As for Medical Lake, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Riverside was able to grind out a solid victory over Medical Lake in their previous meeting on April 9th, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverside since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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