05/05/25 - Home | 6-2 W |
04/14/25 - Away | 0-2 L |
05/01/24 - Away | 0-10 L |
04/10/24 - Home | 2-13 L |
05/09/23 - Home | 2-13 L |
04/12/23 - Away | 2-11 L |
Rainier's game on Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Valley Catholic Valiants. This was a revenge game for the Columbians: when they faced off against the Valiants back in April, they had to take a 2-0 defeat.
The team relied heavily on Q Jackson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That double was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Braxton Mattinene, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Rainier has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-15 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Valley Catholic, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-13-1.
Coming up, Rainier will challenge Scio at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Valley Catholic, they will face off against Neah-Kah-Nie at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Pirates have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.67 runs per game on average), something the Valiants will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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