If Placer was riding high fresh off their 12-4 takedown of Roseville on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hillmen fell 16-12 to the Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Hillmen of the 6-5 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2025.
Carly Rice made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Denniston, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Placer now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Twelve Bridges, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-12.
Looking ahead, Placer will head out to challenge Nevada Union at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Hillmen are facing the Miners at the right time seeing as the Miners are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Twelve Bridges, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Franklin at 4:00 p.m. The Wildcats' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Raging Rhinos' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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