Sadly, Christian Brothers is still looking for their first win of the season after seven contests. Their rough 10-1 loss to the Rio Americano Raiders on Monday might stick with them for a while. Christian Brothers was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Rio Americano apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
Isaac Holland was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Christian Brothers saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Lewis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Even though they lost, Christian Brothers didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rio Americano only tossed six.
On Rio Americano's side, they got a great performance from Zack Baker as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Mac Hausman was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jt Alberghini, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Christian Brothers has fallen quite a ways from their 22-8-1 record last season and are now at 0-7. As for Rio Americano, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
While Christian Brothers had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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