The River Islands Riptide are taking a road trip to take on the Lathrop Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
River Islands will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Denair on Wednesday. The Riptide blew past the Coyotes 11-3. The result was nothing new for the Riptide, who have now won three matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lathrop got the win against River Islands by a conclusive 10-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Vaughn Sanchez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Sanchez was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sacir Labra, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jordan Cabral, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
The win was their first on the road, bumping their record up to 2-7. As for River Islands, the victory was their first at home, bumping their record up to 4-2.
River Islands suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Lathrop when the teams last played on Tuesday. Can the Riptide avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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