California High School Softball - Union Mine holds off River City
March 14, 2013: El Dorado, CA 95623 Union Mine Diamondbacks (El Dorado, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Thursday as they saw their softball squad nip the visiting River City Raiders (West Sacramento, CA), 5-3 in a league challenge.
The Diamondbacks now own a 7-4 record. They take the field next when they host Rio Americano for a non-league challenge on Friday, March 15. Union Mine will battle a Raiders squad coming off a 10-9 non-league loss to Natomas (Sacramento, CA). The Raiders record now stands at 5-6.
With the loss, River City falls to 8-4 on the season. The Raiders host Liberty Ranch (Galt, CA) to meet the Hawks in a Sierra Valley match on Tuesday, March 19. The Hawks go into the match with a record of 5-5. Liberty Ranch won 11-1 in their recent league match against Galt (Galt, CA)