Rio Hondo made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Lyford, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bobcats blew past the Bulldogs 13-7 on Friday. With that victory, the Bobcats brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.

Rebekah Zuniga
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Rio Hondo got a massive performance out of Rebekah Zuniga, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave Zuniga a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Galvan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 5-for-5.
Rio Hondo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .643. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .608 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Rio Hondo pushed their record up to 5-10 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Lyford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-10.
Coming up, Rio Hondo will head out on the road to square off against Santa Rosa at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Warriors have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed ten runs per game on average), something the Bobcats will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Lyford, they will face off against Progreso at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bulldogs are facing the Red Ants at the right time seeing as the Red Ants are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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