Baseball Preview: Rio Vista Eagles vs. Italy Gladiators
Rio Vista is 8-2 against Italy since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Rio Vista Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Italy Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. Rio Vista is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Rio Vista can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They never let Italy onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rio Vista.
Bradley Hietzman looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Anthony Zepeda, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Warlick, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Rio Vista has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Italy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-13.
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