After a string of three wins, Rio Americano's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the Del Campo Cougars by a score of 6-4. Rio Americano was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Del Campo apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Wednesday.
Chet Heim was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mac Hausman and Jt Alberghini stepped up to the plate in a big way. Hausman scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Alberghini scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Hausman has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Lincoln Dorway was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Rio Americano didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Del Campo only tossed four.
On Del Campo's side, they got a great performance from Logan Smith as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Del Campo saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mitchell Clements, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Joey Pine, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Rio Americano's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Del Campo, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Rio Americano will head out on the road to square off against Sacramento at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Rio Americano is facing Sacramento at the right time seeing as Sacramento is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Del Campo, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Vanden at 1:00 p.m. Vanden is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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