The Riverside Pirates beat the Union/Cove Bobcats 6-1 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Cougar Philippi made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Philippi was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one triple and one run.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cooper Cemore, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Payton Thomas was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
Riverside now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Union/Cove, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Coming up, Riverside will take on Sherman in a tournament on Tuesday. As for Union/Cove, they will square off against Knappa at 4:00 p.m. on the 27th.
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