Baseball Preview: Rio Mesa Spartans vs. Royal Highlanders
The Rio Mesa Spartans will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Royal Highlanders at 3:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Rio Mesa's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Royal has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Thursday, Rio Mesa came up short against San Marcos and fell 4-1.
Even though they lost, Rio Mesa hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Marcos struck out five times.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Royal had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Valencia on Tuesday.
Zachary Nagy was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Parada, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Rio Mesa's defeat dropped their record down to 16-8-1. As for Royal, their loss dropped their record down to 15-12.
Rio Mesa couldn't quite finish off Royal in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 8-6. Thankfully for Rio Mesa, Rodney Sabbe (who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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