The McComb Panthers are on the road again on Friday to play the Riverdale Falcons at 2:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
McComb is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-4 margin over Hardin Northern. The high-scoring effort was just what McComb needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, Riverdale stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Arcadia with a sharp 10-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Riverdale who now have three in a row.
Evan Reiter made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Reiter has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Reiter was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Reiter wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gauge King, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Alex Russler was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
McComb has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for Riverdale, their win bumped their record up to 22-6.
McComb might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Riverdale when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reiter, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that McComb knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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