Rhodes put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Garfield Heights Bulldogs a 10-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Rhodes considering their one-run performance the game before.
Joy Rivera was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Rivera has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rivera was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luis Vasquez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Hunter Black was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Rhodes' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-8. As for Garfield Heights, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rhodes will take on John Adams at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rhodes is facing John Adams at the right time seeing as John Adams is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Garfield Heights, they will be playing at home against Shaw at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Garfield Heights will also cruise into their next matchup with the timing on their side: Shaw will have lost five straight heading into Thursday's match.
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