Western Wayne is 0-10 against Riverside since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Western Wayne Wildcats will be playing at home against the Riverside Vikings at 4:30 p.m.
Western Wayne is is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They suffered a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Old Forge. The contest marked the first time this year in which Western Wayne was not able to get on the board.
Western Wayne saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Lamberton, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Riverside stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over Holy Cross.
Connor McNally made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off nine hits (and only one walk). McNally was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jose Sosa was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Caleb Sosa was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Western Wayne's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Riverside, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Western Wayne has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Riverside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Western Wayne might still be hurting after the 11-4 defeat they got from Riverside when the teams last played on April 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Riverside's Nick Bohenek, who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Now that Western Wayne knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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