Savio had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They never let the Hyde Park Panthers onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Savio also won the last time the pair played last Wednesday.
Not much got past Leyton Riviere, who gave up just zero hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Hyde Park off the board. Riviere has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Savio saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jace Pereira, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Savio's victory bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Hyde Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-7.
Savio does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hyde Park, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on St. Andrew's at 6:30 p.m. on April 23rd. Hyde Park's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so St. Andrew's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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