After flying high against River Valley on Friday, Del Campo came back down to earth. The Cougars fell just short of the Twelve Bridges Rhinos by a score of 6-5 on Monday. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rhinos apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2025.
Ryder Rothschiller was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.
Landen Hill
| 04/20/26 vs River Valley | 3 |
| 03/18/26 @ Nevada Union | 3 |
| 04/27/26 @ Twelve Bridges | 2 |
| 04/02/26 vs Cosumnes Oaks | 2 |
| 03/16/26 vs Nevada Union | 2 |
| + 9 more games |
On the hitting side, Brody Bieneman and Landen Hill did some serious damage despite the final result: Bieneman went 1-for-4 with one home run, while Hill went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. Hill is becoming a predictor of Del Campo's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 5-15 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Kaden Placencia, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Del Campo dropped their record down to 9-17 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Twelve Bridges, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 17-9 record.
While Del Campo had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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