The Riverview Pirates are taking a road trip to challenge the Lincoln Railsplitters at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Riverview will be strutting in after a win while Lincoln will be coming in after a defeat.
Riverview is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Richard on Thursday as they made off with a 16-2 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Noah Worthy looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
Brennen Fritz
| 05/08/25 @ Richard | 2 |
| 05/07/25 vs Flat Rock | 1 |
| 05/05/25 @ Jefferson | 1 |
| 05/03/25 vs Carlson | 1 |
| 05/02/25 @ Chelsea | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brennen Fritz, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Lucas Hill was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three runs and one RBI.
Riverview always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Richard only posted an OBP of .235.
Meanwhile, Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 11-1 to Franklin.
Lincoln saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Sullivan, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Riverview pushed their record up to 7-18 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-20.
Riverview might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Lincoln in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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