Baseball Preview: Rockridge Rockets vs. Erie-Prophetstown Panthers
The Rockridge Rockets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Thursday, Rockridge had just enough and edged Morrison out 5-4. That's two games straight that Rockridge has won by just one run.
Rockridge's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Joey Reiff, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Erie-Prophetstown won against Morrison last Thursday with six runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Erie-Prophetstown came out on top against Princeton by a score of 6-1. That five run margin sets a new team best for Erie-Prophetstown this season.
Rockridge's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-13. As for Erie-Prophetstown, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season.
Rockridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Erie-Prophetstown in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 5-1. Will Rockridge repeat their success, or does Erie-Prophetstown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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