Baseball Recap: Rangeview Raiders vs. Eaglecrest Raptors
Rangeview fell victim to Eaglecrest and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Eaglecrest Raptors. Rangeview has struggled against Eaglecrest recently, as their contest on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Rangeview saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was William Stevenson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Eaglecrest's side, they got a great performance from Cosme Vera as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Vera has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Noah Brown, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Landen Holmes was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Rangeview's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Eaglecrest, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-9.
Rangeview will take on Thomas Jefferson at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Thomas Jefferson's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Rangeview's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Eaglecrest, they will be playing at home against Mullen at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Eaglecrest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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