Riverdale is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Leipsic is on a four-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Riverdale Falcons will take on the Leipsic Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Riverdale can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Ridgedale.
Alex Russler made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Russler was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Russler wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Evan Reiter, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Lex Weber was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Leipsic's way against Hardin Northern last Thursday as Leipsic made off with a 15-3 win.
Riverdale's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Leipsic, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Riverdale couldn't quite finish off Leipsic in their previous meeting back in April of 2021 and fell 5-3. Can Riverdale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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