If Ponderosa was feeling good off their 10-4 takedown of Kennedy on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ponderosa Bruins fell just short of the Rio Americano Raiders by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Ponderosa of the 10-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on March 5th.
Tanner Buteau was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jake Uber was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Rio Americano's side, Tayio Kinoshita looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Patrick Tully relieved him and did a solid job, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Jt Alberghini was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. Mac Hausman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Ponderosa dropped their record down to 1-9 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Rio Americano, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Ponderosa is on the road again on Tuesday to play Roseville at 3:00 p.m. As for Rio Americano, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against El Camino at 4:30 p.m. Rio Americano's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so El Camino's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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