North Vermillion is on an eight-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Riverton Parke a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The North Vermillion Falcons will be playing at home against the Riverton Parke Panthers at 5:00 p.m. North Vermillion will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
North Vermillion is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Attica on Saturday. Falcons fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Red Ramblers since on Saturday.
Emmit Klugow was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Riverton Parke got the win against South Putnam on Friday by a conclusive 14-7. Considering the Panthers have won five matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Eli Roberts was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Another player making a difference was Collett Sanders, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base.
Riverton Parke always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .575. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
North Vermillion's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Riverton Parke, their win bumped their record up to 8-4.
North Vermillion might still be hurting after the 15-6 loss they got from Riverton Parke in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Falcons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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