The Rio Hondo Bobcats will head out on the road to square off against the Progreso Red Ants at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Rio Hondo is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
In what's become a running theme this season, Rio Hondo gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They blew past Santa Rosa 12-0.
Joshua Laster made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Laster was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Caleb Sandoval was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Rodrigo Saucedo was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, sadly, Progreso is still looking for their first win of the season after 17 matches. Their rough 18-0 loss to Lyford on Tuesday might stick with them for a while.
Rio Hondo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Progreso, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-16-1.
Everything went Rio Hondo's way against Progreso in their previous meeting last Tuesday as Rio Hondo made off with a 15-0 win. Will Rio Hondo repeat their success, or does Progreso have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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