Eastside Catholic fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Roosevelt on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Roughriders by a score of 3-2. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Roughriders apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2025.
Tristan Weigum was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Eastside Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Long, who went 3-for-5 with one stolen base.
Eastside Catholic has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Roosevelt, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-5-2.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Eastside Catholic will challenge rival Ballard at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Roosevelt is set to take on their familiar foe Seattle Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Roughriders 2.2, the Cardinals 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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