Irrigon is 9-1 against Riverside since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Irrigon Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Riverside Pirates at 12:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Irrigon has seven straight wins, Riverside has 15 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Irrigon took a seven-point loss the last time they faced off against Umatilla, but they managed to turn things around on Thursday. Irrigon narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Umatilla 5-3.
Meanwhile, Riverside fell victim to a rough 13-2 defeat at the hands of Catlin Gabel on Saturday.
Irrigon's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs per game. As for Riverside, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Irrigon's way against Riverside in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Irrigon made off with a 10-0 victory. Does Irrigon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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