Rogers lost against Shadle Park back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Rogers Pirates fell just short of the Shadle Park Highlanders by a score of 7-5. Rogers has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Owen Norden was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Norden was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Norden wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Schumacher, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
On Shadle Park's side, Matthew Pugh was excellent, going 2-for-3 with four RBI. Joseph Perkins was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Rogers' defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Shadle Park, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Rogers will head out on the road to challenge Clarkston at 12:00 p.m. in Saturday's first game. Rogers is facing Clarkston at the right time seeing as Clarkston is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Shadle Park, they will look to defend their home field in Saturday's first game against Pullman at 12:00 p.m. Pullman is coming into the game with four straight victories on the road, so Shadle Park will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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