The Riverdale Ridge Ravens will take on the Montbello Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Riverdale Ridge proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by ten) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over Poudre. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Ravens have posted since April 13, 2024.
Nick Williams
| 03/11/25 vs Poudre | 2 |
| 03/08/25 vs Horizon | 1 |
| 05/11/24 @ Roosevelt | 1 |
| 05/09/24 vs Roosevelt | 1 |
| 04/30/24 vs Fort Morgan | 1 |
Nick Williams and Tyler Swan did most of the damage at the plate: Williams scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Swan went 1-for-4 with one home run. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayce Sanchez, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Montbello sidestepped Overland for a 9-8 victory.
Jonathan Esparza made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Esparza was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one triple and one run.
In other batting news, Montbello let Devin Williams and Juan Alderte run wild. Williams scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-2, while Alderte scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Derek Alvidrez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Montbello's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Riverdale Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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