After soaring to 15 runs the game before, Italy was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They came up short against the Rio Vista Eagles, falling 11-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Gladiators of the 11-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.
Italy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Johnson, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases.
Italy has also been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-15 record this season. As for Rio Vista, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
While Italy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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