The Auburn Riverside Ravens will be playing in front of their home fans against the Auburn Mountainview Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Auburn Riverside: 3.5, Auburn Mountainview: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Auburn Riverside is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Beamer a 24-0 shutout on Monday. The result was nothing new for Auburn Riverside, who have now won six matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Jackson Padur made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Padur has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Padur was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Thaddeus Dela Cruz, who went 3-for-5 with five runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Andrew Shrader, who scored four runs while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Auburn Mountainview didn't have quite enough to beat Kentlake on Monday and fell 3-2. Auburn Mountainview has not had much luck with Kentlake recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Auburn Mountainview saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jay Swanson, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Auburn Riverside has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Auburn Mountainview, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Auburn Mountainview's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Auburn Riverside hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .318. It's a different story for Auburn Mountainview, though, as they've only averaged .253. Will they be able to contain Auburn Riverside's hitters?
Auburn Riverside took their win against Auburn Mountainview in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-3. Will Auburn Riverside repeat their success, or does Auburn Mountainview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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