Baseball Recap: Riverdale Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

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Previous 5 Games

03/28/25 @ Mt. Zion	8-1
03/26/25 vs Mt. Zion	10-4
03/24/25 vs Stone Mountain	14-0
03/21/25 @ Stone Mountain	20-6
03/19/25 @ Stephenson	4-3

Riverdale waltzed into their contest on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Mt. Zion Bulldogs with a sharp 8-1 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 10-4 last Wednesday.

Joel Rachmann spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 13 Ks. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

At the plate, Riverdale got a massive performance out of Jacob Rachmann, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three doubles gave Rachmann a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Emmanuel Huizer, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4.

Rachmann wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Riverdale kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for Riverdale: they were averaging 4.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 10.

Riverdale pushed their record up to 7-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Mt. Zion, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.

Looking ahead, Riverdale will take on North Clayton at 5:55 p.m. on Monday. As for Mt. Zion, they will face off against Douglass at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Douglass has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.09 runs per game on average), something Mt. Zion will no doubt try to take advantage of.