After flying high against Severance last Thursday, Riverdale Ridge came back down to earth. The Riverdale Ridge Ravens wound up on the wrong side of a rough 14-4 walloping at the hands of the Niwot Cougars in Tuesday's first game. Riverdale Ridge was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Niwot apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Dakota Alber made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Brophy, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Niwot's side, Brock Rothstein made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits (he also only allowed one walk). Rothstein has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rothstein was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Niwot got a massive performance out of Henry Noblin, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Arlo Richards was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Riverdale Ridge's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4. As for Niwot, their victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Riverdale Ridge by a score of 6-3 later that day.
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