Rockwood is 0-10 against Meyersdale since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Rockwood Rockets will look to defend their home field against the Meyersdale Red Raiders at 4:00 p.m.
Rockwood's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Bedford on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Bisons.
Miley Pletcher made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a triple.
Meanwhile, Meyersdale can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Windber a 12-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Meyersdale who now have five in a row.
Izabella Donaldson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Donaldson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Donaldson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zoe Hetz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Marcella Dupre, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Rockwood's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Meyersdale, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with that victory, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Tuesday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Rockwood hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .358. However, it's not like Meyersdale struggles in that department as they've averaged .414. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Rockwood might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Meyersdale in their previous meeting on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Donaldson, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Rockwood knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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