Two dominant players in Adam Vaughn and Max Lopez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rio Linda Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Dixon Rams at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Rio Linda's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Dixon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Rio Linda was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. They won by a run and slipped past Dixon 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Rio Linda.
Vaughn tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Xander Geer was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Clayton McGuire, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Rio Linda's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Dixon, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-7.
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