Vista del Lago is 10-0 against Rio Americano since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Vista del Lago Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Rio Americano Raiders at 4:15 p.m. Vista del Lago will be strutting in after a win while Rio Americano will be coming in after a defeat.
Vista del Lago will head into Monday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 15) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged St. Francis out 4-2. The victory was familiar territory for Vista del Lago who now have three in a row.
The team relied heavily on Kamira Stephens, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Aubrey, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Rio Americano lost 11-1 to Christian Brothers on Thursday. Rio Americano has not had much luck with Christian Brothers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Rio Americano saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Stella Garverick, who went 1-for-2 with a home run. Garverick has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Vista del Lago has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Rio Americano, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Rio Americano's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Vista del Lago has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Rio Americano, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6. Will Vista del Lago keep running through batters, or will Rio Americano buck the trend?
Everything went Vista del Lago's way against Rio Americano in their previous meeting on April 8th as Vista del Lago made off with a 22-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vista del Lago since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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