Rogers Heritage is 0-10 against Rogers since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Rogers Heritage War Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Rogers Mountaineers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rogers Heritage took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 7-2 win over Springdale.
Meanwhile, Rogers stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Springdale. The victory was nothing new for Rogers as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Kadence Janney was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Janney has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive pitching appearances. Janney was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ryleigh Johnson was incredible, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. Laurel Tuomala was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Rogers Heritage's win bumped their record up to 17-12. As for Rogers, they pushed their record up to 27-3 with that victory, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Rogers Heritage suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Rogers when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rogers' Ava Johnson, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Now that Rogers Heritage 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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