Baseball Preview: Rio Vista Eagles vs. Italy Gladiators
Rio Vista is 9-1 against Italy since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rio Vista Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Italy Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rio Vista has three straight wins, Italy has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Rio Vista beats Italy with ten runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Rio Vista came out on top against Italy by a score of 10-7 on Tuesday.
Slate Campbell was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Campbell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Campbell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Anthony Zepeda was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hayden Davis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Rio Vista is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Italy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
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