It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Loyola Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past the Riverdale Raiders 7-5. Winning may never get old, but Loyola Academy sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
For Riverdale's part, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Jenkins, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Loyola Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Riverdale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-6.
Loyola Academy will head out on the road to square off against Bishop Verot at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop Verot is on a six-game streak of home wins, Loyola Academy a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Riverdale will take on Cypress Lake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverdale is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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