Baseball Recap: Riverton Parke Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Riverton Parke, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sullivan Golden Arrows on Monday, sneaking past 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted since April 12th.

AJ Goff

Runs

05/07/25 @ North Vermillion	3
05/02/25 vs South Putnam	3
04/08/25 @ Fountain Central	3
05/26/25 vs Sullivan	2
05/17/25 @ Attica	2
+ 12 more games

Riverton Parke's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was AJ Goff, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs. Goff has become a key player for the Panthers: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-9 otherwise. Eli Roberts was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Riverton Parke's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-9. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Sullivan, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-7.

Riverton Parke and Sullivan are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Panthers will challenge Faith Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Sullivan, they will square off against Eastern Greene at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Golden Arrows' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Thunderbirds have averaged an impressive 8.3 runs per game this season.