There's no place like home for Riverdale Ridge, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road two weeks ago. They never let the Severance Silver Knights onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Tuesday. This was payback for Riverdale Ridge, who suffered a 3-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Landon Makenzie looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Riverdale Ridge let Landon Brophy and Cayden Trujillo loose on the outfield. Brophy went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Trujillo went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run. Another player making a difference was Dakota Alber, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Riverdale Ridge's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-3. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8.6 runs. As for Severance, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2.
Riverdale Ridge will have a chance to go back-to-back against Severance: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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