Baseball Preview: Saginaw Rough Riders vs. Arlington Heights Yellowjackets
The Saginaw Rough Riders will be playing at home against the Arlington Heights Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Saginaw: 3.6, Arlington Heights: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Saginaw is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Granbury a 3-0 shutout.
Not much got past Donnie Edgar, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Granbury off the board.
On the hitting side, Saginaw saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Leadbetter, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Arlington Heights came tearing into Saturday's contest with 18 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Yellowjackets 2-1.
Morgan Garrett spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Saginaw now has a winning record of 17-16. As for Arlington Heights, they pushed their record up to 27-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Saginaw came up short against Arlington Heights in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, falling 4-0. Will Saginaw have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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