Riverside-Durham extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday, bumping them up to 3-3. They came out on top against the Hillside Hornets by a score of 5-1. That's more bragging rights for the Pirates, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Ryan Dippolito
| 03/24/26 vs Hillside | 10 |
| 03/09/26 vs Felton Grove | 8 |
| 05/02/25 @ Northern Durham | 5 |
| 02/25/26 @ Orange | 4 |
| 04/15/25 vs Jordan | 4 |
Ryan Dippolito made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jesse May, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That run was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ryan Dawes, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
As for Hillside, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
On Hillside's side, Alexis Orozco was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run.
Riverside-Durham will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Hornets: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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