The Riverview Pirates will head out to face off against the Jefferson Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither Riverview nor Jefferson posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Riverview is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Woodhaven, who was ranked seventh at the time (Riverview was ranked 24th). The Pirates lost 6-0 to the Warriors on Saturday. The match marked the first time this year in which the Pirates were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Jefferson fell victim to Ida and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Bluestreaks, falling 10-0. The Bears just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Jefferson now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Riverview, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-4-1.
Riverview was able to grind out a solid victory over Jefferson in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 6-1. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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