With a playoff win on the line, Rivercrest rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hawkins Hawks, sneaking past 4-2. This was a revenge game for the Rebels: when they faced off against the Hawks on Saturday, they had to take a 3-2 loss.

Rebels
04/26/25 @ Hawkins | 4-2 |
04/17/25 @ Linden-Kildare | 6-5 |
04/10/25 @ Detroit | 3-1 |
04/08/25 @ Pewitt | 10-0 |
03/25/25 @ Bowie | 10-0 |
+ 3 more games |
Rivercrest pushed their record up to 14-11 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Hawkins, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-11-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Hawks beat Rivercrest by a score of 9-1 later that day.
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