For the first time this season, Riverside will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Monday. They will welcome the Boiling Springs Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Neither Riverside nor Boiling Springs posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Riverside managed to slip by Blue Ridge the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. Riverside came up short against Blue Ridge on Tuesday, falling 9-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Warriors have suffered since March 15, 2024.
Meanwhile, Boiling Springs had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Indians a 1-0 shutout.
Riverside dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 2.75 runs. As for Boiling Springs, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Riverside skirted past Boiling Springs 1-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Will Riverside repeat their success, or does Boiling Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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