The Rouse Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the Cedar Park Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rouse has four straight wins, Cedar Park has 28 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rouse's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Hays.
Blakely Barber
| 04/01/25 vs Hays | 12 |
| 03/28/25 @ Liberty Hill | 5 |
| 03/25/25 vs Glenn | 12 |
| 03/19/25 vs Lockhart | 8 |
The result came thanks to Blakely Barber's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ciana Arguijo, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Eeva Chick, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Cedar Park's offense. They lost 10-0 to Leander on Tuesday. The shutout was out of character for the Timberwolves seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Rouse's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Cedar Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13.
Rouse took their win against Cedar Park in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 12-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the team 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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