Southwestern hasn't had much luck against Riverdale recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Wildcats will square off against the Chieftains at 4:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Southwestern came up short against Boscobel and fell 6-3.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither Riverdale nor Iowa-Grant made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Chieftains came out on top in a nail-biter against the Panthers, sneaking past 2-1. That's two games straight that the Chieftains have won by just one run.
Chase Chitwood made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off 11 hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Chitwood wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Conlan Walsh, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Riverdale is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Southwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Everything went Southwestern's way against Riverdale in their previous meeting back in April, as Southwestern made off with a 7-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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