In what's become a running theme this season, Rio Hondo gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Santa Rosa Warriors a 12-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Rio Hondo also won the last time the pair played last Friday.
Joshua Laster was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Laster was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Caleb Sandoval was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Rodrigo Saucedo was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Rio Hondo has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Santa Rosa, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Rio Hondo will head out on the road to take on Progreso at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Rio Hondo is facing Progreso at the right time seeing as Progreso is stuck on a 15-game losing streak. As for Santa Rosa, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lyford at 6:00 p.m. Lyford will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Santa Rosa surely won't give up without a fight.
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