It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rio Americano can now relate to. They lost 7-1 to the Manteca Buffaloes on Wednesday. The Raiders just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Rio Americano got a good showing from Carter Dean, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. What's more, Dean gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in April.
On the hitting side, Rio Americano saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Dennis, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Rio Americano's loss dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Manteca, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 21-7.
Rio Americano does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Manteca, they will square off against West Park at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Buffaloes 3.6, the Panthers 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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