The McKinley Tech Trainers will take on the Roosevelt Roughriders at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
McKinley Tech lost 11-1 to School Without Walls on Friday. The Trainers haven't had much luck with the Penguins recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt had to kick off their season on the road on Wednesday, but they showed no ill effects. They won by a run and slipped past Coolidge 6-5. The Roughriders haven't had any issues with the Colts recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
The team relied heavily on Lyndon Hughes, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 1-for-2. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Destin Norman was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Roosevelt always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .560. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Coolidge only posted an OBP of .333.
McKinley Tech's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Roosevelt, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
McKinley Tech couldn't quite finish off Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can the Trainers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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