The Riverdale Chieftains will head out to face off against the Lancaster Flying Arrows at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Riverdale has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Riverdale will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Cuba City, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Chieftains beat the Cubans on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-1.
Meanwhile, Lancaster came up short against Platteville on Tuesday and fell 4-1. The Flying Arrows have struggled against the Hillmen recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Riverdale has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-15 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Lancaster, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-15.
Riverdale couldn't quite get it done against Lancaster in their previous matchup two weeks ago as they fell 4-1. Can the Chieftains avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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