Rowland proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by 14) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Rosemead Panthers 4-2. For the Raiders, this counts as revenge for the 4-3 win the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
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Noah Sandez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Rowland is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 3-6 otherwise. Sandez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nathanael Li, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. He also brought in an RBI, marking his first of the season.
The victory was the third in a row for Rowland, bringing their record for this year to 5-7. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.33 hits in those games compared to only 5.56 in the others. As for Rosemead, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Rowland will host Whittier at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Rosemead, they are taking a road trip to face off against Pioneer at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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