River had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 9-5 to make it four. They fell 5-0 to the Magnolia Blue Eagles. The game marked the first time this season in which the Pilots were not able to get on the board.
As for Magnolia, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-8. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
For Magnolia's part, not much got past Trey Satow, who gave up just three hits to keep River off the board. Satow also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Blue Eagles are undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Magnolia saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Hedrick, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Coming up, River will venture away from home to face off against Caldwell at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Redskins' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Pilots' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Magnolia, they will be playing at home against Tyler at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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