With a playoff game on the line, Riverside Academy rose to the challenge on Thursday. They never let the St. Edmund Fighting Blue Jays onto the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Not much got past Jayce Ruiz, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep St. Edmund off the board. Ruiz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Riverside Academy's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ayden Bullock, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Maus, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On St. Edmund's side, Ian Rider spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up six Ks.
Riverside Academy's win bumped their record up to 7-19-1. As for St. Edmund, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-12.
Riverside Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. St. Edmund also has no future games currently scheduled.
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