Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Riverside

Riverside put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Seneca Valley Raiders. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Christian Lucarelli

Batters Struck Out

03/24/25 @ Seneca Valley	11
03/18/25 @ Hopewell	9
06/03/24 vs Punxsutawney	8
05/20/24 vs South Park	7
04/26/24 vs North Catholic	2
+ 3 more games

Hunter Garvin and Christian Lucarelli made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Garvin pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Lucarelli struck out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024. At bat, Garvin scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Lucarelli got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dylan Meyer, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Drake Fox was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Riverside was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .348 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.

Riverside's record is now 3-0. As for Seneca Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Riverside will host West Allegheny at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Seneca Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mt. Lebanon at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.