The Roosevelt Rough Riders will head out on the road to square off against the San Fernando Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Roosevelt's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Bell by a score of 1-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, San Fernando gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They put the hurt on Reseda with a sharp 17-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for San Fernando considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Xavier Mejia made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Mejia has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Mejia was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, San Fernando got a massive performance out of Ramon Amezcua, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Luis Cesena was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Roosevelt has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-17 record this season. As for San Fernando, the win got them back to even at 13-13.
Roosevelt took their victory against San Fernando when the teams last played back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 8-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roosevelt since the squad 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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