Rice extended their losing streak to 15 on Friday, dropping them down to 2-18-1. They lost 10-0 to the Scurry-Rosser Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, with their most recent defeat being a 13-0 loss on Tuesday.
As for Scurry-Rosser, they pushed their record up to 11-13-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games.
For Scurry-Rosser's part, Angel Vega looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave Vega a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Scurry-Rosser got a big performance out of Wyatt Corder, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Corder has become a key player for the Wildcats: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-13-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Peavy, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Rice is set to square off against their familiar foe Grandview at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Scurry-Rosser will face off against rival Palmer at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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