Baseball Preview: Roosevelt Roughriders vs. Niwot Cougars
The Roosevelt Roughriders will head out on the road to square off against the Niwot Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Roosevelt is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Tuesday, Roosevelt came up short against Niwot and fell 10-6.
Seppe Salvatore was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Bryant, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Roosevelt didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Niwot only tossed three.
Roosevelt's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Niwot, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
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 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Niwot struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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