Baseball Recap: Rhodes Rams vs. Garfield Heights Bulldogs
Rhodes put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Garfield Heights Bulldogs a 10-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Rhodes considering their one-run performance the game before.
Joy Rivera was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Rivera has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rivera was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luis Vasquez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Hunter Black was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Rhodes' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-8. As for Garfield Heights, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rhodes will take on John Adams at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rhodes is facing John Adams at the right time seeing as John Adams is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Garfield Heights, they will be playing at home against Shaw at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Garfield Heights will also cruise into their next matchup with the timing on their side: Shaw will have lost five straight heading into Thursday's match.
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