Riverton Parke is 10-0 against North Vermillion since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Riverton Parke Panthers will look to defend their home field against the North Vermillion Falcons at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Riverton Parke gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They never let South Putnam onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. With that victory, Riverton Parke brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
AJ Goff made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Goff was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Collett Sanders, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Eli Roberts was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Vermillion waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Red Ramblers and snuck past 9-8.
North Vermillion got a massive performance out of Emmit Klugow, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Botner, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Riverton Parke's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8. As for North Vermillion, their victory bumped their record up to 3-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Riverton Parke has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like North Vermillion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Riverton Parke's way against North Vermillion when the teams last played on April 6th as Riverton Parke made off with a 13-3 win. Does Riverton Parke have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Vermillion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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