Baseball Preview: DC International Dragons vs. Roosevelt Roughriders
The DC International Dragons will be playing at home against the Roosevelt Roughriders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. DC International is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, DC International faced Georgetown Day in a battle between two of the state's top teams. DC International walked away with a 5-1 win over Georgetown Day. Winning may never get old, but DC International sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Dylan Anderson was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Anderson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Anderson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Jose David English was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt fell victim to Jackson-Reed and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 23-0 walloping at the hands of the Tigers. Roosevelt has struggled against Jackson-Reed recently, as their contest on Monday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Roosevelt saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Destin Norman, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
DC International has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Roosevelt, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. DC International has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Roosevelt struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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