The Riverview Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Jeannette Jayhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Riverview has four straight victories, Jeannette has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Riverview stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on Jeannette with a sharp 8-2 win. That's two games straight that Riverview has won by exactly six runs.
Eli DeVita and Rece Stempfer did most of the damage at the plate: DeVita scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Stempfer scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. DeVita is on a roll when it comes to hits, as he's now hit three or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Lukas Duncan, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Riverview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Jeannette, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Riverview has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Jeannette struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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