For the second straight game, Apollo Ridge will face off against Riverview. The Vikings will be playing at home against the Raiders at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
Apollo Ridge fell victim to Riverview and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Raiders, falling 7-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Raiders: they've now lost six in a row.
For Riverview's part, Johnny Bertucci made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Bertucci a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli DeVita, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Rece Stempfer was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Riverview's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.2 runs on average over those games. As for Apollo Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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