The Riverdale Raiders will challenge the Southwest Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverdale is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Riverdale didn't have quite enough to beat Cypress Lake and fell 4-2.
Kaden Varnadoe was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in February.
On the hitting side, Riverdale saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brycen Childers, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Braddock typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Southwest proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Bulldogs. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Euclides Alvarez tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Albert Bell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Max Rico, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Riverdale's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Southwest, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
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