The Riverside Academy Rebels will head out on the road to challenge the Vandebilt Catholic Terriers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverside Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Riverside Academy had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Newman.
Gage Thompson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cameron Matt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Vicknair, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Vandebilt Catholic waltzed into their game on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Patriots a 12-0 shutout.
Riverside Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-15-1. As for Vandebilt Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 19-11.
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