Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] is 2-7 against Holton since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] Cyclones will head out on the road to challenge the Holton Wildcats. Holton took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Riverside [Wathena/Elwood], who comes in off a win.
Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] will head into Monday's game on the come-up: they were handed a two-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Royal Valley on Monday. Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] was the clear victor by a 16-4 margin over Royal Valley. Considering Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] has won three contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Holton suffered a rough 21-2 loss at the hands of Nemaha Central on Monday.
Riverside [Wathena/Elwood]'s victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-6. As for Holton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Everything went Riverside [Wathena/Elwood]'s way against Holton in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] since the team 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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