Baseball Recap: Rockwood Snags Eighth Win in Last Nine Games

Rockets

Margin (Wins)

04/28/25 @ Shanksville Stonycreek	15
03/18/25 @ Ferndale	11
04/15/25 vs Berlin Brothersvalley	10
05/14/25 vs Juniata Valley	8
05/02/25 vs Blacklick Valley	7

Rockwood lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Juniata Valley, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Wednesday's match. The Rockets never let the Hornets get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory on Wednesday. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by six runs or more this season.

Davis Bruening was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over 6.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Rockwood let Nathan Show and Eli Show run wild. Nathan went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Eli went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most RBI Eli has posted since back in April. Conner Handwerk was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.

Rockwood hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Juniata Valley struck out nine times.

Rockwood is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Juniata Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.

Coming up, Rockwood will head out on the road to face off against Everett at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Juniata Valley, they will welcome Williamsburg at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Hornets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Blue Pirates have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season.