Santa Rosa is 0-4 against Rio Hondo since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Santa Rosa Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Rio Hondo Bobcats at 5:00 p.m.
Santa Rosa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a tough 18-6 defeat at the hands of Non Varsity Opponent.
Meanwhile, Rio Hondo entered their tilt with Monte Alto with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Blue Devil a 12-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for Rio Hondo, who have now won ten contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Joshua Laster spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on zero hits and racked up 15 Ks.
On the hitting side, Caleb Sandoval was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Lozano, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Santa Rosa's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Rio Hondo, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Santa Rosa might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Rio Hondo in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rio Hondo's Julian Serna, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Santa Rosa knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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