Baseball Recap: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. Fort Morgan Mustangs
Roosevelt had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They never let the Fort Morgan Mustangs onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Roosevelt, who have now won seven games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Israel Castillo, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Fort Morgan off the board. Castillo has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kayden Bryant was excellent, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run. Jase Guntle was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Fort Morgan's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Elrick, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Roosevelt's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7. As for Fort Morgan, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-12.
Roosevelt will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Northridge at 4:00 p.m. As for Fort Morgan, they will head out on the road to challenge Riverdale Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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