Riptide
| 04/07/25 vs Aspire Langston Hughes Academy | 25 |
| 03/28/25 vs Venture Academy | 1 |
| 03/24/25 @ Venture Academy | 4 |
| 03/07/25 vs Lathrop | 9 |
| + 7 more games |
The River Islands Riptide will venture away from home to challenge the Elliot Christian Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. River Islands is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
River Islands will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs last Monday, then bounced right back against Aspire Langston Hughes Academy on Monday. The Riptide put the hurt on the Titans with a sharp 25-0 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Riptide as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Matthew Echivarre and Michael Figueroa did most of the damage at the plate: Echivarre scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Figueroa scored two runs and stole a base off of a hit. Those two runs gave Figueroa a new career-high. Noah Uribe was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
River Islands always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .743. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Elliot Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Delta Charter, falling 10-0.
River Islands' win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 7-5. As for Elliot Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
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