River City scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They blew past the Grant Pacers 16-1. Considering River City has won eight matches by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Nick Rodriguez made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Rodriguez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, River City got a massive performance out of Tanner Mayberry, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Noah Carrington was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, a triple, and a run.
On Grant's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Niko Hernandez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
River City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Grant, they are on a 15-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-19.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: River City beat Grant by a score of 10-0 later that day.
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