Baseball Recap: River City Drops Season-High Score on Sacramento

Raiders

Team Score (Highest)

04/10/25 @ Sacramento	21
04/08/25 vs Sacramento	19
03/06/25 @ Dixon	12
02/27/25 vs Spanish Springs	12
03/11/25 vs Vanden	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask River City). They put the hurt on the Sacramento Dragons with a sharp 21-0 victory on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Alex Rodriguez and Tyler Geers were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Rodriguez pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Geers pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. At bat, Rodriguez scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Geers scored two runs while going 1-for-2. That's the most runs Geers has posted since back in March.

In other pitching news, Aiden Brookins looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Jordan Torrente was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. What's more, he posted three RBI, the most he's had since back in March. Another player making a difference was Kamden Wilkes, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

River City hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sacramento struck out seven times.

The victory (which was River City's third in a row) raised their record to 13-8. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Sacramento, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 16 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-14-1 record this season.

River City will take on Edison in a tournament on Saturday. The Raiders are facing the Vikings at the right time seeing as the Vikings are stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Sacramento, they will host Pioneer at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.