The matchup between Riverdale and Sherrard on Thursday hardly resembled the 3-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Riverdale Rams fell victim to a tough 15-4 defeat at the hands of the Sherrard Tigers. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Riverdale in their matchups with Sherrard: they've now lost four in a row.
For Sherrard's part, Kyler Schmidt and Sam Crownover did most of the damage at the plate: Schmidt scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Crownover scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Holland Anderson, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a double.
Riverdale's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4. As for Sherrard, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-2.
Riverdale will head out on the road to square off against Princeton at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Riverdale's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Princeton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Sherrard, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bureau Valley at 4:30 p.m. Sherrard is on a 12-game streak of home wins, Bureau Valley a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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