The Roosevelt Roughriders will take on the King's Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Roosevelt is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Roosevelt didn't have quite enough to beat O'Dea and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, King's has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 4.07 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Thursday. They fell just short of University Prep by a score of 10-9. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by just one run.
Luke Echelbarger put in work no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs. King's is 5-1 when Echelbarger posts two or more runs, but 4-5 otherwise.
In other batting news, Brandon McCann made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Nathaniel Bemis also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
King's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6. As for Roosevelt, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
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