Baseball Preview: Severance Silver Knights vs. Roosevelt Roughriders
The Severance Silver Knights will be playing at home against the Roosevelt Roughriders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Severance sitting on three straight wins and Roosevelt on nine.
On Thursday, Severance narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Skyline 6-5.
The team relied heavily on Braeden Kerksiek, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brennan Taylor, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They put the hurt on Northridge with a sharp 7-1 win. Seven seems to be a good number for Roosevelt as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Israel Castillo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Castillo has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Castillo was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Castillo wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Sansone, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Seppe Salvatore was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Severance is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Roosevelt, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-7.
Saturday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Severance hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. However, it's not like Roosevelt struggles in that department as they've averaged .342. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Everything went Severance's way against Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Severance made off with a 9-1 victory. Does Severance have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roosevelt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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