Italy extended their losing streak to four on Monday, dropping them down to 4-13. They lost 21-3 to the Rio Vista Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-3 on Friday.
Italy saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Oscar Galvan, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
As for Rio Vista, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-13 record this season. The result was nothing new for Rio Vista, who have now won eight games by seven runs or more so far this season.
On Rio Vista's side, Landon Jordan made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Jordan also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Rio Vista is 2-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 7-12 otherwise. Jordan was even better at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Rio Vista got a massive performance out of Davis McWhorter, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave McWhorter a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Slate Campbell, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
While Italy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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