The Riverside Prep Silver Knights will square off against the Glendale Nitros at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Riverside Prep's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last six matches.
Riverside Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Excelsior Charter get on the board and left with a 38-0 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Silver Knights, who have now won 14 games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Jacob Villegas looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
Nate Martinez
| 05/01/25 @ Excelsior Charter | 4 |
| 04/24/25 vs Big Bear | 2 |
| 03/20/25 vs Tustin | 2 |
| 04/29/25 vs Excelsior Charter | 1 |
| 04/17/25 @ University Prep | 1 |
On the hitting side, Riverside Prep got a massive performance out of Nate Martinez, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with four runs and five RBI. Those four runs gave Martinez a new career-high. Trevor Thompson was another key player, getting on base in all six of his plate appearances with three runs, two doubles, and one stolen base.
Riverside Prep kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 28 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 14 hits in six consecutive contests.
Glendale not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 21st (when they won 9-1). They blew past Hoover 10-2. The Nitros haven't had any issues with the Tornados recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Riverside Prep is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.8 runs over those games. As for Glendale, their win bumped their record up to 6-19.
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