After flying high against Mount View last Wednesday, River View came back down to earth. The River View Raiders lost 12-2 to the James Monroe Mavericks on Thursday. River View has not had much luck with James Monroe recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
River View saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Lester, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base. Lester has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
On James Monroe's side, Justin Feamster made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Feamster was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cooper Ridgeway and Kaden Lowe did most of the damage at the plate: Ridgeway scored two runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-4, while Lowe scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kadyn Hines, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
River View's defeat dropped their record down to 9-11. As for James Monroe, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 18-7.
As of now, neither River View nor James Monroe have any future games scheduled.
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