There's no place like home for Roosevelt, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wallkill Panthers on Wednesday and snuck past 9-8. That's more bragging rights for Roosevelt, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Cali DeLawder, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run and five RBI. Another player making a difference was Sanaiya Whitted, who scored three runs while going 4-for-5.
On Wallkill's side, Elysia Villafane made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Charley Callahan, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Roosevelt has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Wallkill, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-9.
Roosevelt will face off against John Jay at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Roosevelt is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Wallkill, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Highland at 4:30 p.m. Highland will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Wallkill surely won't give up without a fight.
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