Placer won the last time they faced River Valley and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Hillmen were the clear victors by a 10-2 margin over the Falcons. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hillmen.
Garrett Brink
| 04/30/25 @ River Valley | 5 |
| 04/09/25 @ Twelve Bridges | 3 |
| 04/28/25 vs River Valley | 2 |
| 04/07/25 @ Twelve Bridges | 2 |
| 04/25/25 @ Yuba City | 1 |
Dolen Gendron and Garrett Brink made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Gendron pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Brink struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Placer is 6-2 when Gendron allows one or fewer hits, but 9-10 otherwise. At bat, Gendron went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI, while Brink went a perfect 5-for-5 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those five hits gave Brink a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Robby Silski, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since April 7th. Jack Addison was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Placer was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as River Valley only posted a batting average of .125.
Placer's record now sits at 15-12. As for River Valley, they are on a 22-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-24.
Placer will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Falcons: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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