Baseball Preview: Roby Lions vs. Hermleigh Cardinals
The Roby Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Hermleigh Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Roby has three straight wins, Hermleigh has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Even though Rotan scored an imposing 20 runs last Tuesday, Roby still came out on top. Roby narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Rotan 22-20. Roby's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Kody Daniel made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off two hits. Daniel was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in six of his seven plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Keegan Encizo, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 5-for-7. Anthony Moreno was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-7.
Meanwhile, Hermleigh pushed their score all the way to 13 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 16-13 to Rotan.
Roby has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Hermleigh, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Roby suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Hermleigh when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Roby avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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