Peninsula won the last time they faced River Ridge, and things went their way on Monday too. The Peninsula Seahawks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the River Ridge Hawks. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Peninsula.
Peninsula got a great performance from John Browand as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Browand has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Matthew Saunders, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Peninsula is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for River Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
Peninsula will have a chance to go back-to-back against River Ridge: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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