The Round Mountain Knights are taking a road trip to face off against the Beaver Dam Diamondback at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Round Mountain is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Laughlin on Friday. They lost 18-1 to the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Beaver Dam was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Liberty Baptist Academy, falling 25-1.
Beaver Dam saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Huerta, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Beaver Dam's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Round Mountain, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
Beaver Dam's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Round Mountain has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Beaver Dam, though, as they've been averaging only 4 strikeouts. Will Round Mountain keep running through batters, or will the Diamondback buck the trend?
Everything went Round Mountain's way against Beaver Dam in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, as Round Mountain made off with a 15-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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