Baseball Game Preview: Lexington Tigers vs. Riverside Panthers

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Previous Games

03/12/24 - Away	2-1 W
03/11/24 - Home	6-3 W
03/15/22 - Away	2-6 L
03/14/22 - Home	1-7 L
03/16/21 - Home	3-11 L
+ 5 more games

Lexington and Riverside are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Lexington Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Riverside Panthers at 6:05 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

Lexington is headed out to face Riverside after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Lexington's pitchers stepped up to hand Adamsville a 1-0 shutout on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tigers have posted since April 4, 2024.

Lexington saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Foster, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI. Jake Goodman was another, scoring a run and stealing Two bases.

Meanwhile, Riverside hadn't done well against Trinity Christian Academy recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Riverside had just enough and edged out Trinity Christian Academy 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Peyton Kirk spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up nine Ks. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.

At the plate, Landon Vaughan was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Yarbro, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

Lexington skirted past Riverside 2-1 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Does Lexington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.