Buena Vista stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against the Colorado Springs Christian Lions as the Buena Vista Demons made off with a 16-2 victory. The win was nothing new for Buena Vista as they're now sitting on five straight.
Elio Rizzi made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Rizzi has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rizzi was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Julian Lopez-Olsen, who went 2-for-3 with five stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Joe Bearss was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Colorado Springs Christian's side, Jessen Eng was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
Buena Vista has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Colorado Springs Christian, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-11-1.
Buena Vista will head out on the road to face off against Monte Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Monte Vista is coming into the game with nine straight victories at home, so Buena Vista will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Colorado Springs Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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