Pioneer is 9-1 against Rio Linda since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pioneer Patriots will look to defend their home field against the Rio Linda Knights at 4:15 p.m. Pioneer will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
On Thursday, Pioneer narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Rio Linda 2-1.
Drew Van Court spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jack Selfridge, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Dahler, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Pioneer has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Rio Linda, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pioneer has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rio Linda struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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