Baseball Game Preview: Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn Rockets vs. Seneca Fighting Irish

Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn is 2-8 against Seneca since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Rockets will challenge the Fighting Irish at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn has five straight victories, Seneca has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Seneca, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Rockets were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over the Fighting Irish on Tuesday. Considering the Rockets have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Roanoke-Benson/Lowpoint-Washburn pushed their record up to 13-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Seneca, their loss dropped their record down to 8-15.