Softball Preview: Ida B. Wells Guardians vs. Roosevelt Roughriders
Ida B. Wells is 1-9 against Roosevelt since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ida B. Wells Guardians will head out on the road to face off against the Roosevelt Roughriders at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Ida B. Wells suffered a tough 9-1 defeat at the hands of McDaniel. Ida B. Wells has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ida B. Wells saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaia Young, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt came up short against Franklin on Thursday and fell 12-9.
Zulaykha Armstrachan made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Taylor Wisner, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Ida B. Wells' loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-9. As for Roosevelt, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
Everything went Ida B. Wells' way against Roosevelt in their previous matchup two weeks ago as Ida B. Wells made off with a 12-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ida B. Wells 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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