The Garfield G-Men will challenge the Roosevelt Rough Riders at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Tuesday, Garfield came up short against Southeast and fell 12-7. That's two games in a row now that the G-Men have lost by exactly five runs.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt came up short against Streetsboro on Saturday, falling 19-9. The Rough Riders haven't had much luck with the Rockets recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Lily Robb made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Claire Satola, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Garfield and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Roosevelt, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Garfield took their victory against Roosevelt when the teams last played back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 20-14 score. Will the G-Men repeat their success, or do the Rough Riders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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