Ellwood City lost against Riverside last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Ellwood City Wolverine wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-2 walloping at the hands of the Riverside Panthers. Ellwood City has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ellwood City saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joseph Roth, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On Riverside's side, Zach Hare was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Hare was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Riverside got a massive performance out of Sean Hayes, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Darren McDade was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Ellwood City's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Riverside, the win was the 28th in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Ellwood City will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Quaker Valley at 4:30 p.m. As for Riverside, they will head out on the road to challenge Knoch at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
