The River Islands Riptide will square off against the Delta Saints at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Thursday, River Islands came up short against Lathrop and fell 10-5. The Riptide have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Delta). They blew past Florin 35-5 on Thursday. With that victory, the Saints brought their scoring average up to 12.2 runs per game.
Delta let Chase Parkinson and Cole Hutson run wild. Parkinson went 4-for-5 with eight RBI, four runs, and two doubles, while Hutson got on base in five of his six plate appearances with three stolen bases, five runs, and four RBI. Those four hits gave Parkinson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Griffiths, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with five runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI.
Delta always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .796. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Delta's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for River Islands, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Everything went River Islands' way against Delta in their previous matchup last Thursday, as River Islands made off with a 21-4 victory. Do the Riptide have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Saints turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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