Baseball Recap: Skyline extends home winning streak to three

By Team Reports Apr 18, 2024, 8:47am

Baseball Recap: Skyline Falcons vs. Roosevelt Roughriders

Skyline entered their tilt with Roosevelt with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They skirted past the Roosevelt Roughriders 11-9. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Skyline also won the last time the pair played on Thursday.

Talan Starcevich was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two triples, two runs, and an RBI. Emilio Gutierrez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

On Roosevelt's side, Kayden Bryant and Josiah Martinez did some serious damage despite the final result: Bryant went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI, while Martinez scored a run while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Seppe Salvatore, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Even though they lost, Roosevelt was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.

Skyline's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. As for Roosevelt, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.

Skyline will be playing at home against Riverdale Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Skyline is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season. As for Roosevelt, they will head out on the road to challenge Frederick at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Roosevelt has given up an average of 6.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.

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