The Rio Americano Raiders will take on the Christian Brothers Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Rio Americano sitting on three straight wins and Christian Brothers on seven.
Rio Americano's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against El Dorado by a score of 4-0.
Kyler Benton made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 12 over 6.1 innings pitched. Benton was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run.
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Benton wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Pierce Tully, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. Tully has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Christian Brothers posted their closest victory since March 28th on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Bella Vista 2-1.
Josh Lewis tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched.
Christian Brothers was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .360 or higher in five consecutive games.
Rio Americano's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Christian Brothers, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.
Rio Americano skirted past Christian Brothers 3-2 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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