Baseball Game Preview: Roosevelt Rough Riders vs. Taft Toreadors

The Roosevelt Rough Riders will square off against the Taft Toreadors at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Roosevelt is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Narbonne 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rough Riders have posted since April 14th.

Meanwhile, Taft beat Bell 7-4 on Thursday.

The win made it two in a row for Roosevelt and bumps their season record up to 10-20. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Taft, their record now sits at 6-23.

Roosevelt was able to grind out a solid win over Taft in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rough Riders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.