The Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] Cyclones will head out to face off against the Pleasant Ridge Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] lost 14-2 to Valley Falls on Thursday. The Cyclones have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Benitz, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two doubles.
Pleasant Ridge played against Atchison County on Monday and won via forfeit.
Pleasant Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Riverside [Wathena/Elwood], their loss dropped their record down to 11-3.
Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] couldn't quite get it done against Pleasant Ridge in their previous meeting back in May of 2018 as they fell 5-1. Can the Cyclones avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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