Baseball Preview: Rogers Vikings vs. Mt. Pleasant Kilties
The Rogers Vikings will face off against the Mt. Pleasant Kilties at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Rogers' favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last six contests.
Rogers is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Classical (and have done all season long). Rogers never let Classical onto the board and left with a 10-0 win on Wednesday.
Rogers got a massive performance out of Benjamin Borgueta, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Borgueta is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last nine games he's played. Another player making a difference was Trenton Carter, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mt. Pleasant had no problem doing just that on Friday. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 9-1 victory.
Edward Roquez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. Roquez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Mt. Pleasant let Alci Castillo and Yadhiel Moya loose on the outfield. Castillo went 2-for-3 with three RBI, while Moya scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Jose Soto was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Rogers has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5-1 record this season. As for Mt. Pleasant, their win bumped their record up to 13-9.
Rogers skirted past Mt. Pleasant 4-3 in their previous matchup back in April. Will Rogers repeat their success, or does Mt. Pleasant have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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