The Slippery Rock Rockets will head out on the road to face off against the Grove City Eagles on Saturday. Slippery Rock is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Slippery Rock is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Oil City just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 8-4 to the Oilers.
Sal Mineo and Dominic Zandi stepped up to the plate in a big way. Mineo scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Zandi scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Grove City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell victim to a tough 12-3 loss at the hands of Titusville. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Grove City has scored all season.
Grove City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Orr, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Slippery Rock's record is now 8-3. As for Grove City, their record is now 6-4.
Saturday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Slippery Rock hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .342. However, it's not like Grove City struggles in that department as they've averaged .322. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Slippery Rock couldn't quite finish off Grove City in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 12-10. Can Slippery Rock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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