Baseball Game Preview: Rio Linda Knights vs. Destiny Christian Academy Lions

The Rio Linda Knights will take on the Destiny Christian Academy Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Rio Linda is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.

Last Friday, Rio Linda was able to grind out a solid win over Dixon, taking the game 9-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.

Mathias Culp made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Peyton Greenfield

Runs (Career)

03/14/25 vs Dixon	2
03/14/25 @ Dixon	1
03/10/25 vs Dixon	1
02/25/25 vs Inderkum	1

In other batting news, Peyton Greenfield and Carlos Martinez did most of the damage at the plate: Greenfield scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Martinez scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance gave Greenfield a new career-high in runs. DJ Lloyd was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

Meanwhile, Destiny Christian Academy suffered their biggest loss since April 10, 2024 on Saturday. They lost 10-2 to Casa Roble.

Destiny Christian Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Sodestrom, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Destiny Christian Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2-1. As for Rio Linda, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Rio Linda has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Destiny Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.