After three games on the road, Buena Vista is heading back home. They will take on the Rye Thunderbolts at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Buena Vista will be strutting in after a victory while Rye will be coming in after a loss.
In what's become a running theme this season, Buena Vista gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Centauri as Buena Vista made off with a 17-5 victory.
Elio Rizzi made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Rizzi was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Knox Reid, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kaden Schell, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
Meanwhile, Rye was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They suffered a rough 12-2 loss at the hands of Limon. That's two games in a row now that Rye has lost by exactly ten runs.
Rye saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Hamler, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Buena Vista pushed their record up to 7-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Rye, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Buena Vista might still be hurting after the 9-3 loss they got from Rye when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Thankfully for Buena Vista, Brock Benz (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 15 over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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