The Leesville Road Pride will challenge the Riverside-Durham Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Leesville Road sitting on three straight victories and Riverside-Durham on four.
Leesville Road is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Enloe on Thursday as they made off with a 20-3 win. Considering the Pride have won five contests by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Rafe Greer looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
Ben Fields
| 03/26/26 @ Enloe | 5 |
| 03/13/26 vs Athens Drive | 2 |
| 03/11/26 vs Heritage | 2 |
| 03/10/26 @ Athens Drive | 2 |
| 03/23/26 vs Green Hope | 1 |
On the hitting side, Leesville Road let Max Blumberg and Ben Fields run wild. Blumberg went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Fields went 2-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and one double. Those five RBI gave Fields a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Engelson, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with four runs and one RBI.
Leesville Road always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Riverside-Durham never let their opponents score on Thursday. They put the hurt on Hillside with a sharp 10-0 victory.
Jesse May tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lucas Setji, who went 2-for-3 with five stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Sam Bowers, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Leesville Road's win bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Riverside-Durham, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Leesville Road has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Riverside-Durham struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.9 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
