The Roosevelt Mustangs will face off against the Rosary Academy Royals at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Roosevelt's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Wednesday, when they got past Canyon's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Mustangs had just enough and edged out the Comanches 10-9. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, Rosary Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Broncos, sneaking past 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Royals have posted since March 1st.
Ava Phillips tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Hayden Huerta was incredible, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Alisa Fair was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run.
Rosary Academy pushed their record up to 12-2-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Roosevelt, their victory bumped their record up to 8-4-1.
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