Softball Recap: Tuesday's Victory Is Rio Linda's Sixth in Last Seven Outings

Knights

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 @ Natomas	32
04/14/25 @ Tranquillity	16
03/21/25 vs Lower Lake	15
03/25/25 vs Woodland	14
04/15/25 vs Washington Union	11

Rio Linda won the last time they faced Natomas and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Knights blew past the Nighthawks 13-3. Considering the Knights have won ten contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Kiera Waggoner was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Liv Johnson was incredible, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. Alexa Mendoza was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Rio Linda always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Natomas only posted an OBP of .286.

Rio Linda is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Natomas, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-16.

Rio Linda has already played their next game, a 2-0 win against El Camino on the 1st. As for Natomas, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 16-2 loss against Woodland on the 1st.