Baseball Preview: Rockridge Rockets vs. Mercer County Golden Eagles
Rockridge and Mercer County are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Rockridge Rockets will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Mercer County Golden Eagles at 4:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Rockridge has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Mercer County will arrive with three straight victories.
On Monday, Rockridge came up short against Riverdale and fell 6-2.
Cullen Schwigen was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Tanner Dye, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Mercer County can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. Everything went their way against Fulton as Mercer County made off with a 10-1 win.
Mercer County let Carson Boelens and Kale Breeden loose on the outfield. Boelens scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Breeden scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Collison, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Rockridge's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Mercer County, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Rockridge has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mercer County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Rockridge beat Mercer County 4-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Rockridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mercer County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
