Baseball Game Preview: Vista del Lago Eagles vs. River City Raiders

The Vista del Lago Eagles will square off against the River City Raiders at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

On Friday, Vista del Lago needed a bit of extra time to put away Roseville. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Tigers, sneaking past 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.

Carson Kocina tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.

Hayden Wait

Hits (Career)

02/21/25 @ Roseville	2
02/19/25 vs Twelve Bridges	1
05/07/24 vs Los Banos	1
04/17/24 @ Rio Americano	1
04/08/24 vs El Camino	1

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hayden Wait, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and one double. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Another player making a difference was Russell Snyder, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.

Meanwhile, River City got themselves on the board against Franklin on Monday, but Franklin never followed suit. They had just enough and edged out the Yellowjackets 1-0.

River City's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Vista del Lago, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.