Softball Recap: Rogers Mountaineers vs. Prairie Grove Tigers
Rogers entered their tilt with Prairie Grove with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They never let the Prairie Grove Tigers onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for Rogers, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Daylyn Osborne looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Talyn Jackson, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Khyleigh Kelly, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Rogers pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Prairie Grove, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Rogers will be playing in front of their home fans against Baptist Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Baptist Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Prairie Grove, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Hackett at 4:30 p.m. Hackett's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Prairie Grove's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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