Baseball Recap: Rivercrest Comes Up Short

Rebels

Previous 5 Games

04/10/26 @ Pewitt	1-3
04/07/26 vs Pewitt	10-2
04/02/26 vs Detroit	18-5
03/31/26 @ Detroit	13-4
03/27/26 @ Bowie	4-14

Rivercrest dropped down to 4-6 on Friday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Pewitt Brahmas by a score of 3-1. The Rebels were red-hot at the plate heading into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior), but the Brahmas' pitchers proved too tough.

As for Pewitt, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-9. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games.

For Pewitt's part, Dalton Hicks made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Those 16 strikeouts gave Hicks a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with five stolen bases and three runs. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game.

Hicks wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Madden Green, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Rivercrest will square off against rival Linden-Kildare at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Pewitt is set to challenge their familiar foe Maud at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.