The Rio Americano Raiders will be playing at home against the Roseville Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Rio Americano: 3.5, Roseville: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Rio Americano sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Christian Brothers. The victory was just what Rio Americano needed coming off of an 11-5 loss in their prior game.
The team relied heavily on Mac Hausman, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Roseville's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Yuba City.
Roseville also got a good showing from Ethan Gustus, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits (and only one walk). Gustus has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Roseville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Pettersen, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Logan Fox was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Rio Americano has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Roseville, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3-1.
Roseville's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Rio Americano has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .438. It's a different story for Roseville, though, as they've only averaged .364. Will they be able to contain Rio Americano's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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