The Riverside Pirates will square off against the Mechanicsburg Indians at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
On Friday, Riverside came up short against Newton Local and fell 9-6.
Gavin Orsborne and Cooper Crouch stepped up to the plate in a big way. Orsborne scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Crouch scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Orsborne, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mechanicsburg won against Mansfield Christian on Tuesday with 16 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Indians put the hurt on Ponitz Career Tech with a sharp 16-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Crew Lafary and Colton Salyers were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Lafary pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Salyers pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Lafary scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Salyers scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Conner Eyink was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Eli Wilson was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mechanicsburg pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 9.6 runs thus far. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
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