The Aspire Langston Hughes Academy Titans will challenge the River Islands Riptide at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Aspire Langston Hughes Academy hasn't scored more than a single run for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Aspire Langston Hughes Academy fell victim to River Islands and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 25-0 to the Riptide.
For River Islands' part, they let Matthew Echivarre and Michael Figueroa run wild. Echivarre scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Figueroa scored two runs and stole a base off of a hit. Those two runs gave Figueroa a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Uribe, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
River Islands always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .743. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for River Islands and bumps their season record up to 8-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 1 runs in those games. As for Aspire Langston Hughes Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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