Saratoga Springs is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Mainland Regional. The Saratoga Springs Blue Streaks narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Mainland Regional Mustangs 4-2. Winning may never get old, but Saratoga Springs sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Rick Rossi looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Raul Rodriguez was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Patrick McKinley, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Saratoga Springs' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5. As for Mainland Regional, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-4.
Saratoga Springs will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Millville at 2:00 p.m. Saratoga Springs' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Millville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mainland Regional, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Kingsway at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Kingsway: 3.9, Mainland Regional: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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