The Riverside Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Greenwood Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Riverside made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Catawba Ridge, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Warriors fell just short of the Copperheads by a score of 2-0 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Warriors have suffered since March 1st.
Meanwhile, Greenwood didn't have quite enough to beat T.L. Hanna on Saturday and fell 3-2. The Eagles have struggled against the Yellow Jackets recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Elliott Lantz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Landen Still made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases and one double. Will Bice was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Greenwood now has a losing record of 13-14. As for Riverside, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-16.
Riverside took their victory against Greenwood in their previous meeting back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 8-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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