River City came tearing into Tuesday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the McClatchy Lions onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for River City, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Nick Rodriguez, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep McClatchy off the board. Rodriguez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, River City's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nate Petz, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On McClatchy's side, Jackson Halverson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks.
River City is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for McClatchy, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-9.
River City will have a chance to go back-to-back against McClatchy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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