Baseball Recap: Riverview Makes It Four in a Row on the Road

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

03/19/25 @ Clairton	16
04/15/25 @ South Side	15
03/21/25 vs Jeannette	15
03/12/25 vs East Allegheny	13
03/24/25 vs Carlynton	10

Riverview made up a huge gap compared to their last game against South Side, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Raiders' pitchers stepped up to hand the Rams a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Raiders have won nine matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Lukas Duncan made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli DeVita, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. He is also on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Johnny Bertucci was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.

Riverview kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Riverview pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for South Side, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Riverview beat the Rams by a score of 15-0 on Wednesday.