Riverside extended their losing streak to five on Saturday, dropping them down to 1-7. They lost 10-0 to the Lakeside Eagles. The game marked the first time this year in which the Rams were not able to get on the board.
Riverside saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cody Wilson, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That double marked the first that Wilson has hit this season.
As for Lakeside, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games.
On Lakeside's side, Cy Reeves made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Reeves has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Caleb Smeltzer was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Nicholas Hernandez, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Lakeside beat Riverside by a score of 10-0 later that day.
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