Leipsic is 3-0 against Riverdale since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Leipsic Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Riverdale Falcons at 2:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Leipsic comes in on five and Riverdale on four.
Leipsic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They beat Patrick Henry by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-5. Considering Leipsic has won 11 games by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Riverdale got themselves on the board against McComb on Friday, but McComb never followed suit. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 4-0.
Gauge King was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over seven innings pitched. King has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. King was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI.
King wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alex Russler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Leipsic's win bumped their record up to 24-2-1. As for Riverdale, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Leipsic came out on top in a nail-biter against Riverdale when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Riverdale's Cameron Furr, who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off ten hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Leipsic still be able to contain Furr? There's only one way to find out.
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