Softball Game Preview: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. Mason City Mohawks

The Roosevelt Roughriders will head out on the road to face off against the Mason City Mohawks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Roosevelt's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Mason City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Roosevelt's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Dallas Center-Grimes 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Roughriders.

Meanwhile, Mason City came up short against Ames on Thursday, falling 11-1. The Mohawks haven't had much luck with the Little Cyclones recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.

Roosevelt pushed their record up to 11-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Mason City, their loss dropped their record down to 7-18.

Roosevelt couldn't quite get it done against Mason City when the teams last played back in July of 2024 as they fell 8-5. Can the Roughriders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.