Rio Vista and San Juan are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Rio Vista Rams will head out on the road to face off against the San Juan Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rio Vista has four straight victories, San Juan has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rio Vista's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 17-0 margin over Lindhurst.
Ethan Perkins made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Perkins was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Rio Vista got a massive performance out of Brody Steele, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Steele is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Emmett Medders was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, San Juan fell victim to Foresthill and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They suffered a rough 31-0 defeat at the hands of the Wildfires. The shutout was out of character for San Juan seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
The win got Rio Vista back to even at 7-7. As for San Juan, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10-1.
Everything went Rio Vista's way against San Juan in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Rio Vista made off with a 33-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rio Vista 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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