The Rochester Rockets will venture away from home to face off against the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last four games Rochester has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Rochester and Lincoln meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Rockets came out on top in a nail-biter against the Railsplitters, sneaking past 7-5.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Sacred Heart-Griffin nor Tri-City made it on the board until the eighth inning. The Cyclones sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the Tornadoes.
Kenzie Wieland made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over eight innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in 11 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run.
Wieland wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maggie Wichmann, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Rochester is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-7.
Rochester skirted past Sacred Heart-Griffin 2-1 in their previous matchup last Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rockets since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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