The Riverside Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Gorton Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Riverside is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Riverside's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Nyack on Saturday. They suffered a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of the Red Hawks.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Gorton's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell victim to a tough 9-3 defeat at the hands of Lincoln. Gorton has not had much luck with Lincoln recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Abdiel Almanzar was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Almanzar has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Almanzar was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Almanzar wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Julius Vargas, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI. Angel Rodriguez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Riverside's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Gorton, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Riverside skirted past Gorton 9-8 in their previous meeting back in May of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for Riverside since the team 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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