Riverdale is 0-3 against Leipsic since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Riverdale Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Leipsic Vikings at 2:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Riverdale: 3.2, Leipsic: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Riverdale is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let McComb onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Riverdale as they're now sitting on four straight.
Gauge King made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over seven innings pitched. King has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. King was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
King wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alex Russler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Leipsic stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They beat Patrick Henry by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-5. Leipsic's win was all the more impressive since Patrick Henry was averaging only four runs allowed on the season.
Riverdale is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Leipsic, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 24-2-1.
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