Bradley Central is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Riverdale is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bradley Central Bears will take on the Riverdale Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bradley Central: 2.9, Riverdale: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Bradley Central beats Riverdale with two runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Bradley Central won by a run and slipped past Cleveland 2-1. That's two games straight that Bradley Central has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Hank Adams, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases. Alex Brew was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Riverdale faced Siegel in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Riverdale took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Siegel.
Bradley Central's win bumped their record up to 31-8. As for Riverdale, their loss dropped their record down to 37-9.
Bradley Central skirted past Riverdale 4-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2019. Will Bradley Central repeat their success, or does Riverdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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