The Riverdale Rams will challenge the Mercer County Golden Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Riverdale's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Moline with a sharp 12-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Rams considering their one-run performance the game before.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Mercer County walked away with it. They were the clear victors by a 21-0 margin over the Chargers on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their matchups with the Chargers: they've now won six in a row.
Natalie Thomson was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI, three runs, and two doubles. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Campbell-Baker, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Mercer County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Orion only posted an OBP of .071.
Riverdale has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Mercer County, their win bumped their record up to 21-11.
Everything went Riverdale's way against Mercer County when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Riverdale made off with a 7-0 victory. Do the Rams have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
