Excelsior Charter waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They had just enough and edged the Riverside Prep Silver Knights out 5-4. This was payback for Excelsior Charter, who suffered a 20-6 defeat the last time these two teams met.
BRANDON GILL made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). GILL has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. GILL was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 2-for-2.
GILL wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was ISIAH MONTES, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Excelsior Charter pushed their record up to 10-5-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Riverside Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
Excelsior Charter will have a chance to go back-to-back against Riverside Prep: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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