Baseball Recap: Rosman snaps eight-game streak of losses at home

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 5:49am

Baseball Recap: Rosman Tigers vs. Cherokee Braves

Rosman can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. They skirted past the Cherokee Braves 6-5. For Rosman, this counts as revenge for the 8-5 defeat Cherokee walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.

Gavin Marlow made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Marlow was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Matt Dodson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Rosman's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-16. As for Cherokee, they dropped their record down to 2-11 with that loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Rosman will be playing at home against Mitchell at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Rosman has given up an average of 7.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Cherokee, they will head out on the road to challenge Hiwassee Dam at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Cherokee has given up an average of 12.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.

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