The Riverview East Academy Hawks will square off against the Taft Senators at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Riverview East Academy had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Gamble Montessori on Thursday. The Hawks were the clear victors by a 15-5 margin over the Gators. The Hawks haven't had any issues with the Gators recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Arliss Estepp made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Estepp was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Elias Brown was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with seven stolen bases and three runs. Another player making a difference was Marquise Alexander, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with five stolen bases and three runs.
Meanwhile, Taft made easy work of Spencer Center on Monday and carried off a 14-5 victory.
The win got Taft back to even at 1-1. As for Riverview East Academy, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Riverview East Academy's way against Taft in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Riverview East Academy made off with a 7-0 win. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Senators turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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