Softball Preview: Grant Generals vs. Roosevelt Roughriders
Grant is 1-9 against Roosevelt since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Grant Generals will head out on the road to take on the Roosevelt Roughriders at 5:00 p.m. Grant will be strutting in after a win while Roosevelt will be coming in after a loss.
Grant will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Franklin, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Grant walked away with an 11-8 victory over Franklin on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Grant.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Roosevelt had to settle for a 7-5 defeat against Lincoln on Thursday.
Ruby Frish put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Frish was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Livi Jones was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Alaya Heisler-Barnett, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Grant pushed their record up to 8-15 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Roosevelt, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Grant couldn't quite finish off Roosevelt in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 8-6. Can Grant avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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