Baseball Preview: Rio Americano Raiders vs. Sacramento Dragons
Rio Americano is 10-0 against Sacramento since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Rio Americano Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Sacramento Dragons at 4:30 p.m. Rio Americano is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Rio Americano is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Del Campo just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 6-4.
Chet Heim was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mac Hausman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Marr, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Rio Americano didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Del Campo only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Sacramento was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They lost 13-3 to Capital Christian.
Sacramento saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drewlian Jenkins Jr., who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Jaylen Crump was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Rio Americano's record is now 17-8. As for Sacramento, their record is now 3-20.
Everything went Rio Americano's way against Sacramento in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Rio Americano made off with a 22-0 victory. Will Rio Americano repeat their success, or does Sacramento have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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