The Riverdale Baptist Crusaders will square off against the NOVA HomeSchool Lions at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
NOVA HomeSchool is facing Riverdale Baptist at the wrong time: Riverdale Baptist suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 6-2 to the Hawks.
Riverdale Baptist saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was RILEY BLOUNT, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but NOVA HomeSchool ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Fredericksburg V 5-4. The victory was familiar territory for the Lions, who have now won five contests in a row.
NOVA HomeSchool's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Riverdale Baptist, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 10-5.
Riverdale Baptist beat NOVA HomeSchool 5-1 in their previous meeting back in March. Do the Crusaders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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