Riverside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of the Hardin County Tigers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-8 on Monday.
Riverside got a good showing from Brilan Crawford, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That one hit allowed gave Crawford a new career-low.
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At the plate, Connor Newberry was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Riverside's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Hardin County, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Looking ahead, Riverside will challenge Chester County at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Chester County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Hardin County, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Hardin County Tigers face off against Lakeland Preparatory Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lakeland Preparatory will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Hardin County surely won't give up without a fight.
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