The Saginaw Rough Riders will square off against the Brewer Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Saginaw has struggled recently with 12 defeats in a row, while Brewer will arrive with three straight victories.
Saginaw lost 8-2 to Boswell on Saturday.
Saginaw saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grayson Chancellor, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Evan Smith also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, Brewer got their first taste of in-conference action on Friday and they started things off strong. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Fossil Ridge 6-4.
Jesse Orozco made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other pitching news, Anthony Narez looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts he has posted since March 1st.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Troy Griffin, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Brewer's victory bumped their record up to 13-6. As for Saginaw, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16-1.
Saginaw beat Brewer 6-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will Saginaw repeat their success, or does Brewer has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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