Baseball Game Preview: Three Rivers Bulldogs vs. Knippa Crushers

The Three Rivers Bulldogs will face off against the Knippa Crushers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Three Rivers will be strutting in after a victory while Knippa will be coming in after a defeat.

Three Rivers barely beat Charlotte the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Three Rivers was the clear victors by a 12-4 margin over Charlotte on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Lathan Meyer was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with one stolen base and two RBI.

James Contreras

Hits (Career)

03/14/25 @ Charlotte	3
03/01/25 @ George West	2
04/26/24 @ Refugio	2
04/12/24 vs Skidmore-Tynan	2
03/19/24 @ Skidmore-Tynan	2

In other batting news, Three Rivers let James Contreras and Evin Sheppard run wild. Contreras went 3-for-5 with one triple, one run, and one double, while Sheppard scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5. Those three hits gave Contreras a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Xavier Carranza, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-5.

Three Rivers kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Charlotte only managed three hits.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Knippa's offense. They came up short against D'Hanis on Friday, falling 17-0. The Crushers' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.

Knippa saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Memphis G, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. G is becoming a predictor of Knippa's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 2-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't).

Three Rivers is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. Knippa now has a losing record of 4-5.