Baseball Preview: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. O'Dea Fighting Irish
The Roosevelt Roughriders will be playing in front of their home fans against the O'Dea Fighting Irish at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The last four games Roosevelt has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Roosevelt ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Nathan Hale 3-2.
Roosevelt got a great performance from Tommy Stapleton as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Easton Newell relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Nathan Han was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, O'Dea put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Seattle Prep a 2-0 shutout. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs O'Dea has scored all year.
Roosevelt's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for O'Dea, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Roosevelt came up short against O'Dea in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 6-1. Will Roosevelt have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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