After a string of seven wins, Riverdale's good fortune finally ran out  on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Liberty-Benton Eagles by a score of  4-3. Riverdale has not had much luck with Liberty-Benton recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
  Evan Reiter spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered  just zero earned runs on five hits and racked up 12 Ks.
 On the hitting side, Riverdale saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was  Cameron Furr, who  scored a  run while going 2-for-3.
 Riverdale's loss dropped their record down to 13-3. As for Liberty-Benton, they have  been performing  incredibly well recently as they've  won nine of their last ten matches,  which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record  this season.
 Riverdale will head out on the road to  challenge  Seneca East at 5:00  p.m.  on Friday. As for Liberty-Benton, they will be playing at home against Ottawa-Glandorf at 5:00  p.m.  on Thursday. The timing is sure in Liberty-Benton's favor as the  squad sits on seven straight wins at home while Ottawa-Glandorf has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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