The Riverdale Chieftains are taking a road trip to challenge the Fennimore Golden Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Riverdale has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Fennimore will arrive with five straight victories.
On Tuesday, Riverdale didn't have quite enough to beat Weston and fell 5-4. That's two games in a row now that the Chieftains have lost by just one run.
Riverdale got a good showing from Jackson Bomkamp, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
Eli Campbell
| 05/13/25 vs Weston | 2 |
| 05/09/25 vs Southwestern | 2 |
| 04/29/25 vs Darlington | 2 |
| 04/04/25 vs Iowa-Grant | 2 |
| 04/03/25 vs Cashton | 2 |
On the hitting side, Eli Campbell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Riverdale's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 3-9 when he doesn't).
Fennimore came out on top against Southwestern on Tuesday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run first inning. The Golden Eagles blew past the Wildcats 9-1. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by seven runs or more this season.
Ethan Sheckler was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyson Starkey, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Fennimore pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Riverdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Riverdale came up short against Fennimore in their previous meeting back in April, falling 10-6. Can the Chieftains avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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