The Rio Americano Raiders will challenge the Ponderosa Bruins at 4:00  p.m.  on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rio Americano has five straight  wins, Ponderosa has four straight  losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rio Americano's pitching crew heads into the  game  hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed  on Friday. They put the hurt on Reed with a sharp  10-0 victory.

 Everett Filippo
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 Everett Filippo was a standout: he scored a  run and  stole a base while  getting on base  in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave  him a new career-high in  hits (two).  Will Parilo was another key player,  getting on base  in three of his four plate appearances with four  RBI, one  run,  and one  double.
 Rio Americano  always had someone on base and  finished the game having  posted an OBP of .606. That's the best  OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Ponderosa fought the good fight in their extra-innings  contest against Christian Brothers  on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of  5-4.
 Joe Stevens was a  force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he  tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off   three  hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't  given up  more than one  earned run in five consecutive appearances.
 On the hitting side,  Tommy Texdahl was cooking despite his team's loss,   going a perfect 3-for-3 with one  double and one  RBI.  Maddox Chapman also deserves some recognition as  he  brought in his first  RBI of the season.
 Rio Americano pushed their record up to 10-7 with the  win, which was their third straight  at home. The  victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as  they  averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Ponderosa, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
 Rio Americano came out on top in a nail-biter against Ponderosa in their previous matchup  back in March of 2024, sneaking past  4-3. Will Rio Americano repeat their success,  or does  Ponderosa has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.