Softball Preview: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. Greeley Central Wildcats
The Roosevelt Roughriders will face off against the Greeley Central Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Roosevelt will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Roosevelt's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Mountain View as Roosevelt made off with a 15-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Roughriders, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Roosevelt got a big performance out of Roz Muguerza, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenli Kern, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roosevelt was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Greeley Central fell victim to Thompson Valley and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 15-0 to the Eagles. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Roosevelt pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Greeley Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Greeley Central's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Roosevelt has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Greeley Central, though, as they've been averaging 17.3. Given Roosevelt's sizable advantage in that area, Greeley Central will need to find a way to close that gap.
Roosevelt took their win against Greeley Central in their previous meeting on September 3rd by a conclusive 24-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roosevelt since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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