Baseball Recap: Riverside Prep Drops Highest Score of Season Against University Prep

Silver Knights

Team Score (Highest)

04/17/25 @ University Prep	25
03/07/25 vs Serrano	21
04/03/25 vs Hesperia Christian	18
04/01/25 @ Hesperia Christian	18
04/15/25 vs University Prep	16

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riverside Prep). They put the hurt on the University Prep Jaguars with a sharp 25-1 win on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Silver Knights in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won eight in a row.

Thomas Salazar led a balanced Silver Knights bullpen and tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Riverside Prep is undefeated when Salazar allows one or fewer hits, but 6-7 otherwise.

On the hitting side, Riverside Prep let Victor Herrera and Ethyn Beltran run wild. Herrera went 4-for-6 with four runs, three RBI, and one stolen base, while Beltran got on base in four of his six plate appearances with four runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those four runs gave Beltran a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Andrew Logsdon, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI.

Riverside Prep hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as University Prep struck out 16 times.

Riverside Prep's record now sits at 13-7. As for University Prep, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Riverside Prep will challenge Big Bear at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bears have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.08 runs per game on average), something the Silver Knights will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for University Prep, they will face off against Hesperia at 10:00 a.m. on the 26th.