Rye has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Monte Vista Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rye is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
Rye lost 15-2 to Buena Vista on Tuesday.
Rye saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Axton Ehrlich, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Monte Vista stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Everything went their way against Del Norte as Monte Vista made off with a 19-5 victory. Winning may never get old, but Monte Vista sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Kobe Jiron and Jeremiah Baumgardner were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Jiron pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Baumgardner tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Jiron has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Jiron scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Baumgardner scored two runs while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Azariah Hurtado was a standout: he went 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Judah Howe was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with four RBI and two runs.
Rye's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Monte Vista, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.
Everything went Rye's way against Monte Vista when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Rye made off with a 12-2 victory. Does Rye have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monte Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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