The Norco Cougars will challenge the Roosevelt Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Norco has three straight wins, Roosevelt has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Norco's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over King. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Trent Schlim looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Daniel Luther, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Leon, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt came up short against Centennial on Thursday and fell 5-1.
Norco's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Roosevelt, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Norco couldn't quite get it done against Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 6-3. Will the Cougars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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