It was a good run, but Winters unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell victim to a tough 11-2 defeat at the hands of the River City Raiders. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Winters in their matchups with River City: they've now lost four in a row.
Winters saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Duran, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Duran has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On River City's side, Tyler Geers looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Bryson Kramer was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Sabatke, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Winters' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-11-1. As for River City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Winters will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Willows at 4:00 p.m. Willows is coming into the match with seven straight losses on the road, meaning Winters will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for River City, they will take on Burbank at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. River City is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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