By RYAN ARENA

Sports Editor

Wade Delaneuville and Jade Falgoust each registered wins as Riverside notched their first two District 10-2A wins of the year recently.

Last Thursday, Delaneuville threw three innings of one-hit ball as the Rebels defeated Fisher 12-0. On Monday, Falgoust earned the win in relief of Delaneuville, throwing four scoreless innings as Riverside took a late lead and finished off Newman, 11-8.

The wins put the Rebels (7-15-1, 2-1) into the thick of the District 10-2A race, currently led by John Curtis (11-7, 2-0).

“We’ve got (Falgoust and Delaneuville) and Bryant Tassin, three guys that can throw for us anytime,” said Riverside Coach Britt Waguespack. “As long as we get the offensive production, and we’re not kicking it around out there, we’ll do fine.

“I think we could be getting hot at the right time.”

Monday’s game with Newman (8-8-1) saw the Greenies come back from a 7-2 deficit to take a 8-7 lead in the fourth, prompting Waguespack to call on Falgoust.

“Wade had to throw a lot of pitches,” Waguespack said. “They did a good job at the plate.”

Falgoust (2-3) was able to keep Newman’s bats silent the rest of the way, giving the Rebels a chance to reclaim the lead.

That’s exactly what they did in the fifth inning. Timmy Teague’s leadoff double set up an RBI double by Tassin that tied the game.

After a Dylan Martin walk, Kane Keller’s RBI single put Riverside ahead 9-8, and it would not trail the rest of the way.

Colby Vicknair was 3-for-5 with two RBIs for Riverside. Delaneuville was 2-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI. Tassin was 2-for-5 with one double and an RBI.

Riverside scored six runs in the first two innings and coasted the rest of the way against Fisher (6-10-1) last Thursday.

Delaneuville (3-3) allowed one hit and struck out four over his three innings of work.

Teague was 2-for-2 with two RBIs. Delaneuville was 1-for-3 with three RBIs. Martin was 1-for-3 with an RBI.

“Right now, we’re playing much better baseball,” said Waguespack.