After flying high against North last Tuesday, Riverside came back down to earth. The Riverside Beavers fell 5-2 to the Kenston Bombers on Wednesday. Riverside was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Kenston apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
For Kenston's part, Jimmy Cerha spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up eight Ks. Cerha has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kenston got a big performance out of Avery Siperke, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Krupp, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Riverside's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Kenston, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-13-1.
Riverside will head out on the road to take on Avon at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Avon is coming into the contest with three straight wins at home, so Riverside will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Kenston, they will square off against University School at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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