The Riverdale Cowboys will be playing in front of their home fans against the Liberty Hawks at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Riverdale was able to grind out a solid win over Laton, taking the game 12-8. The victory was just what Riverdale needed coming off of a 12-6 defeat in their prior contest.
ALEJANDRO SOLORIO and EMMANUEL BOJORQUEZ were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, SOLORIO struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, BOJORQUEZ pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. SOLORIO has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, SOLORIO went 3-for-3 with five stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI, while BOJORQUEZ scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Riverdale got a big performance out of CHARLIE COX, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Catarino Garcia, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Liberty put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They had just enough and edged Clovis East out 4-2.
Liberty's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hudson Groh, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Owen Lindstorm was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
The victory got Riverdale back to even at 5-5. As for Liberty, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0.
Riverdale suffered a grim 23-0 defeat to Liberty when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Will Riverdale have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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