Baseball Recap: Rio Vista Eagles vs. Itasca Wampus Cats
Rio Vista can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Itasca Wampus Cats as the Rio Vista Eagles made off with a 13-1 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Rio Vista needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Bradley Hietzman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit, only one earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Hietzman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hietzman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Kaiden Scott was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Anthony Zepeda was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Rio Vista's victory bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Itasca, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Rio Vista will have a chance to go back-to-back against Itasca: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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