The Mesa Verde Mavericks will take on the Rio Vista Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Mesa Verde's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three games.
Mesa Verde will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating West Campus, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Mavericks walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Warriors on Saturday.
Max Biondo was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Leroy Greene Academy hit Rio Vista with a five-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rams fell just short of the Lions by a score of 9-8. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Erik De Tomasi and Emmett Medders stepped up to the plate in a big way. De Tomasi went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Medders got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Medders has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelan Pell, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Rio Vista now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Mesa Verde, their win bumped their record up to 17-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mesa Verde has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rio Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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