On Tuesday, the Riverton Silverwolves fell victim to a rough 15-9 defeat at the hands of the Villa Park Spartans. That's two games in a row now that Riverton has lost by exactly six runs.
Dylan Zullo and Drake Piersall did some serious damage despite the final result: Zullo went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Piersall went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Wilde, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Riverton lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
On Villa Park's side, Tony Alcantar looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Nate Lewis was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Dominic Gutierrez was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Riverton and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Villa Park, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-6.
Riverton will face off against Bishop Alemany at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Riverton is facing Bishop Alemany at the right time seeing as Bishop Alemany is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Villa Park, they will head out on the road to take on Basic at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Villa Park: 2, Basic: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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