For the second straight game, Riverdale will face off against Cedar Grove. The Raiders will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Saints at 5:55 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Riverdale has seven straight victories, Cedar Grove has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Riverdale made easy work of Cedar Grove and carried off a 17-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Tristan Ford was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jacob Rachmann, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double.
Ford wasn't the only one making solid contact: Riverdale kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for the Raiders: they were averaging 5.1 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 10.6.
Riverdale pushed their record up to 9-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Cedar Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
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