The Strathmore Spartans will be taking part in a tournament against the Riverdale Cowboys at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Strathmore has given up an average of 9.8 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Strathmore came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 12-3 to Woodlake.
Meanwhile, Riverdale unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Parlier by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Cowboys have suffered since March 8th.
Ashkari Arredondo and EMMANUEL BOJORQUEZ did some serious damage despite the final result: Arredondo scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while BOJORQUEZ scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. BOJORQUEZ is becoming a predictor of Riverdale's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 5-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Catarino Garcia, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Riverdale's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Strathmore, they dropped their record down to 4-8-1 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Strathmore came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverdale when the teams last played back in April of 2019, sneaking past 2-0. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Cowboys have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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