For the second straight game, Rickover Naval will face off against Prosser. The Seadragons will be playing at home against the Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rickover Naval has given up an average of 13.6 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Rickover Naval is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 19 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Prosser on Wednesday. They lost 20-1 to the Falcons.
For Prosser's part, Jayden Perez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. That's the most strikeouts Perez has posted since back in April of 2024. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Prosser's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Prosser got a massive performance out of Julius Rivera, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The Falcons are undefeated when Rivera posts two or more runs, but 0-3 otherwise. JoeNathan Ramirez was another key player, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Prosser was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .684. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .381 or higher in six consecutive games.
Prosser pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Rickover Naval, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
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