For the second straight game, Rio Linda will face off against El Camino. Rio Linda will look to defend their home field on Friday against El Camino at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rio Linda has three straight wins, El Camino has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rio Linda is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand El Camino a 24-0 shutout on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Knights with their most commanding win of the season.
Skylar Olson
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Skylar Olson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Rio Linda is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-4 otherwise. Olson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Mathias Culp was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024. Ayden Crawford was another key player, going 3-for-5 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Rio Linda was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .487. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Rio Linda's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for El Camino, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
El Camino's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Rio Linda hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .322. It's a different story for El Camino, though, as they've only averaged .257. Will they be able to contain Rio Linda's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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