
Cavaliers
04/14/25 @ Yankton | 20 |
04/10/25 vs O'Gorman | 1 |
04/08/25 @ Brandon Valley | 7 |
04/03/25 vs Tea | 15 |
03/31/25 @ Harrisburg | 18 |
The Jefferson Cavaliers are taking a road trip to challenge the Roosevelt Rough Riders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Jefferson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
Jefferson is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Yankton, who was ranked 20th at the time (Jefferson was ranked seventh). The Cavaliers were the clear victors by a 20-0 margin over the Bucks/Gazelles on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their matchups with the Bucks/Gazelles: they've now won four in a row.
Tya Devericks was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Devericks was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Jefferson let Peyten Krull and Macy Bryant run wild. Krull went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Bryant went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Bryant also hit a double, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Herrera, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Jefferson kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Yankton only managed two hits.
Mitchell hit Roosevelt with a seven-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rough Riders lost 11-1 to the Kernels. The Rough Riders haven't had much luck with the Kernels recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Roosevelt's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Jefferson, their record now sits at 4-2.
Everything went Jefferson's way against Roosevelt when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Jefferson made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cavaliers 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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