The Riverbank Bruins will face off against the Calaveras Red Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Riverbank is looking for their season's first win.
Riverbank came into this matchup off a tough 11-run loss on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Big Valley Christian by a score of 5-3 on Friday.
Isaiah Deras was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Deras was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Deras wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cody Martin, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Esteban Ruiz also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Calaveras' offense. They lost 11-0 to Summerville on Friday. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Calaveras' defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Riverbank, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Riverbank skirted past Calaveras 3-1 when the teams last played back in March of 2015. Does Riverbank have another victory up their sleeve, or will Calaveras turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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