The Riverdale Falcons will be playing at home against the Bluffton Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Riverdale's favor as the team sits on eight straight wins at home while Bluffton has been banged up by 12 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Riverdale stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand McComb a 6-0 shutout.
Evan Reiter and Gauge King made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Reiter didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 4.1 innings pitched. Meanwhile, King tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Reiter has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Reiter scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while King went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Loukas Carter was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Justin Gonzales was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bluffton didn't have quite enough to beat Lincolnview on Friday and fell 3-2.
Riverdale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Bluffton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Riverdale suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Bluffton when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Riverdale have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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