Riverside enters its final week of regular season play off a thrilling walk-off victory on Friday courtesy of a Mitch Garvin walk off double.
Riverside (15-0 Overall, 10-0 Section 1-3A) look to wrap up its undefeated regular season with a home-and-home two game series against Mohawk beginning Monday. The Panthers will travel to Mohawk Monday afternoon for a pivotal 4:30 p.m. section contest against the Warriors. Mohawk only has two losses in section play, including a walk-off loss to Shenango last week, but can play spoiler to the Panthers playoff aspirations. Both Riverside and Mohawk have clinched playoff berths from Section 1-3A but overall seeding remains to be seen and the Panthers could earn a #1 overall seed in WPIAL Class 3A with victories this week.
On Friday, and after a back and forth affair, the game was tied at three in the bottom of the seventh when Garvin doubled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run. The Panthers entered the final frame trailing by a run after the visiting Lancers scored two runs in the top half of the seventh to jump ahead.
Christian Lucarelli started the game for Riverside. The ace went six and a third innings, allowing only one run, before running into trouble in the seventh and giving way to Hunter Garvin in relief.
Garvin earned the win thanks to the walk-off after allowing one run on one hit and walking zero.
Luccarelli struck out ten Lancers and only issued two walks.
Ashton Schlosser went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Riverside Baseball Varsity in hits. Schlosser collected a double in the seventh inning that plated the game tieing run.
Cam Foy took the loss for Neshannock. The bulldog lasted two and a third innings, allowing two hits and two runs while striking out five. Jacob Walzer started the game for Neshannock. The hurler allowed zero hits and zero runs over one-third of an inning.
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