Softball Recap: Elizabeth Cardinals vs. Roosevelt Roughriders
Elizabeth entered their tilt with Roosevelt on Saturday with 16 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 17. They never let the Roosevelt Roughriders onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. Five seems to be a good number for the Cardinals as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Aurelia Espinoza was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Braelyn Allison was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Faith Carlson, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Elizabeth kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Roosevelt only hit a.
Elizabeth's victory bumped their record up to 22-3. As for Roosevelt, their loss dropped their record down to 19-6.
Elizabeth does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Roosevelt, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Mead at 2:30 p.m. Roosevelt's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Mead's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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