Riverdale Ridge had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Skyline Falcons as they made off with an 8-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Riverdale Ridge also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Tyler Swan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Swan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Swan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Brophy, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Cayden Trujillo was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Skyline's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Canar, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Riverdale Ridge pushed their record up to 7-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Skyline, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5.
Riverdale Ridge will have a chance to go back-to-back against Skyline: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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