The Riverview Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the Jefferson Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Flat Rock hit Riverview with a five-run seventh inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Pirates lost 9-3 to the Rams. That's two games in a row now that the Pirates have lost by exactly six runs.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Jefferson's offense. They came up short against St. Mary Catholic Central on Wednesday, falling 11-0. The Bears just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row.
Jefferson saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alivia LeBrun, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
This is the second loss in a row for Riverview and nudges their season record down to 14-5-1. As for Jefferson, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Riverview was able to grind out a solid win over Jefferson when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 6-1. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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