The Western Hills Cougars will square off against the Rio Vista Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Things were looking good for Western Hills after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against Pinkston, falling 19-11. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Vikings 4-0 in the first period.
Axel Sanchez was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Sanchez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rodolfo Sandoval was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rio Vista gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Monday. Everything went their way against Keene as Rio Vista made off with a 21-4 victory. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Chargers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Like Western Hills, Rio Vista also got a great game from a two-way player: Slate Campbell. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance gave Campbell a new career-high in strikeouts. He was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rio Vista got a massive performance out of Anthony Zepeda, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawson Biggs, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
Western Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2-1. As for Rio Vista, they pushed their record up to 1-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
