Riverside is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while North Catholic is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Riverside Panthers will take on the North Catholic Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Riverside knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five matches -- so hopefully North Catholic likes a good challenge.
Riverside is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Quaker Valley (and have done all season long). Riverside put the hurt on Quaker Valley with a sharp 13-1 victory on Tuesday.
Hunter Garvin made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Garvin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Zach Hare was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Bo Fornataro was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Catholic sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Indiana on Tuesday. That's two games straight that North Catholic has won by just one run.
Caden Williams tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, Tommy Koroly was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run.
Riverside's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for North Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Riverside hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like North Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Riverside beat North Catholic 9-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Riverside have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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