The Riverview Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Highlands Golden Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Highlands took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Riverview, who comes in off a win.
Riverview's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Ligonier Valley 11-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Riverview.
Johnny Bertucci made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Bertucci was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Eli DeVita was a standout: he scored a run while going 3-for-4. Jack Loughren was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Highlands scored the most runs they've had all season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Hampton by a score of 14-12. Highlands has struggled against Hampton recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Riverview is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Highlands, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Riverview might still be hurting after the 9-3 loss they got from Highlands in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Can Riverview avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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