Baseball Preview: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. Eaton Reds
The Roosevelt Roughriders will be playing at home against the Eaton Reds at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Roosevelt was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They fell just short of Berthoud by a score of 3-2.
Roosevelt saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josiah Martinez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Eaton put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Liberty Common a 16-0 shutout. Fans of Eaton have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Gunnar Garrison looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Eaton got a massive performance out of Kade Gentry, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Joey Blaskowski, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Roosevelt's defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2. As for Eaton, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Roosevelt has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Eaton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Roosevelt suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Eaton in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Roosevelt, Tate Smith (who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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