The Pioneer Patriots are taking a road trip to challenge the Rio Americano Raiders at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Pioneer can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Wednesday. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Inderkum.
Pioneer got a good showing from Maverick Gill, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Jack Cullison was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rio Americano took care of business in their home opener (and then some) on Saturday. Everything went their way against Casa Roble as Rio Americano made off with a 9-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Raiders have posted against the Rams since April 15, 2016.
Kyler Benton made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Benton was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
In other batting news, Everett Filippo was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Parker Fowler was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Rio Americano always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Casa Roble only posted an OBP of .231.
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