Baseball Game Preview: River Islands Riptide vs. Venture Academy Mustangs

Riptide

Runs

03/24/25 @ Venture Academy	4
03/07/25 vs Lathrop	9
03/03/25 vs Chavez	8
03/01/25 vs Chavez	11
+ 4 more games

For the second straight game, River Islands will face off against Venture Academy. River Islands will look to defend their home field on Friday against Venture Academy at 4:15 p.m. River Islands is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.

River Islands fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Venture Academy on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 5-4. The game marked the Riptide's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

For Venture Academy's part, David Mays was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave Mays a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Omarion Walker, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.

The win (which was Venture Academy's eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for River Islands, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. River Islands has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Venture Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.