Softball Preview: Severance Silver Knights vs. Roosevelt Roughriders
Severance is 1-6 against Roosevelt since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Severance Silver Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Roosevelt Roughriders at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Severance sitting on five straight wins and Roosevelt on nine.
On Tuesday, everything went Severance's way against Timnath as Severance made off with a 15-4 victory. The Silver Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
Aubrey Dare was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Katie Thomas was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a double. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Camryn Henneke, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Severance kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now hit at least eight hits in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt got themselves on the board against Mountain View on Monday, but Mountain View never followed suit. They were the clear victor by a 16-0 margin over the Mountain Lions. Considering the Roughriders have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Roosevelt got a massive performance out of Lilly Rosenthal, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Vetter, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Severance pushed their record up to 10-1-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Roosevelt, their record now sits at 9-0.
Wednesday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Severance hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Roosevelt struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Severance skirted past Roosevelt 5-4 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Severance have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roosevelt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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