It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but River Islands ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Pacheco Panthers 8-7.
Israel Fuentes made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.2 innings pitched. Fuentes was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Matthew Echivarre was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Santiago Lopez was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
The win got River Islands back to even at 1-1. As for Pacheco, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with the loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
River Islands has already played their next contest, a 12-0 victory against McNair on the 25th. As for Pacheco, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 10-3 win against Sonora on the 21st.
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