Roosevelt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Forest Grove Vikings. The Roughriders were not able to make up for their loss to the Vikings from their previous meeting back in March of 2022.
Dean Fillinger was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
On the hitting side, Roosevelt saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ezra Arp, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base.
Roosevelt's record now sits at 2-5. As for Forest Grove, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Coming up, Roosevelt will take on McKay at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Forest Grove, they will challenge Putnam at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Vikings' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Kingsmen have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season.
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