The Cleveland Heights Tigers will challenge the Riverside Beavers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cleveland Heights hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
It was a proper cat-fight when Cleveland Heights duked it out with Mentor on Friday. The Tigers came up short against the Cardinals, falling 11-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Riverside). They blew past Orange 26-2 on Thursday. With that win, the Beavers brought their scoring average up to 8 runs per game.
Ethan Hay looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Lelynd Chapman was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Mo Dolce was another key player, going 1-for-3 with four runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Riverside was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .487. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Riverside's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-6. As for Cleveland Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Cleveland Heights suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Riverside in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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