Rio Linda lost against Pioneer last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Rio Linda Knights fell just short of the Pioneer Patriots by a score of 2-1. Rio Linda has not had much luck with Pioneer recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Mathias Culp spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits.
On the hitting side, Rio Linda saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xander Geer, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Pioneer's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Drew Van Court gave up only one earned run on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Jack Selfridge was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Landon Dahler, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Rio Linda's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10. As for Pioneer, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 19-5.
While Rio Linda 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 4:15 p.m. on Friday.
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