The Rio Americano Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Del Campo Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Rio Americano is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
If Rio Americano beats Del Campo with six runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Rio Americano came out on top against Del Campo by a score of 6-2 on Wednesday. Winning may never get old, but Rio Americano sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Tayio Kinoshita looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Everett Filippo, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Sam Marr was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Rio Americano is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Del Campo, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-12.
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