The Rogers Vikings will challenge the Central Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Rogers' favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last six matchups.
Rogers' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Juanita Sanchez Complex 12-0. Considering the Vikings have won six games by more than nine runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Lila Leys was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
Tess Margolis
| 04/13/26 @ Juanita Sanchez Complex | 4 |
| 05/30/25 vs Hope | 3 |
| 04/11/26 @ Cranston East | 2 |
| 04/09/26 @ Mt. Pleasant | 2 |
| 05/20/25 vs Paul Cuffee | 1 |
In other batting news, Rogers let Charlotte Plowden and Tess Margolis run wild. Plowden went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Margolis went 1-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those four stolen bases gave Margolis a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Emma Brown, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with three stolen bases and one run.
Rogers was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Central faced Cranston East in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Knights lost 25-7 to the Thunderbolts. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Thunderbolts: they've now lost five in a row.
Rogers pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
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