The Riverdale Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Stephenson Jaguars at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday. Riverdale is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Riverdale came into this matchup off a tough seven-run defeat on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Stephenson by a score of 9-7 on Monday.
For Stephenson's part, Romando Craddock and Miles Allen were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Craddock struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Allen pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Craddock scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3, while Allen scored three runs and stole Four bases. while going 1-for-3. Craddock is becoming a predictor of Stephenson's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 2-6 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Sammy Jackson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 3-for-4. He has become a key player for Stephenson: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-6 otherwise. Taveres Miller also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Riverdale's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Stephenson, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
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