Roosevelt extended their losing streak to five on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 4-11 in the process. They lost 12-0 to the Ida B. Wells Guardians. The Roughriders were not able to make up for their defeat to the Guardians from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for Ida B. Wells, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-6. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by six runs or more this season.
For Ida B. Wells' part, Diggy Griffin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Griffin a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
In other pitching news, Jack Burnham looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has become a key player for Ida B. Wells: the team is undefeated when he allows at most two earned runs, but 5-6 otherwise.
Back at the plate, Cody Roletto was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in May of 2024. Jackson Poole was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
While Roosevelt had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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