Riverheads waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They beat the Stuarts Draft Cougars by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-1. That's more bragging rights for Riverheads, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Stuarts Draft's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Spenser Gates, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Gates has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Riverheads is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Stuarts Draft, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Riverheads will take on Wilson Memorial at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Stuarts Draft, they are on the road again on Monday to play Staunton at 5:30 p.m. Stuarts Draft is facing Staunton at the right time seeing as Staunton is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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