For the second straight game, River Valley will face off against Placer. The Falcons will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Hillmen at 4:00 p.m. River Valley has given up an average of 11.8 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
River Valley fell victim to Placer and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 20-0 to the Hillmen. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Hillmen recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
For Placer's part, Will Rogers and Tanner Baldwin made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Rogers pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Baldwin tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two). At bat, Rogers went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Baldwin went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, Jack Addison was incredible, firing off three triples, four runs, and three RBI while going 4-for-4. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2025. Another player making a difference was Kyler Foulke, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Placer hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as River Valley struck out nine times.
Placer is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for River Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-17.
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