Rochester and Sacred Heart-Griffin are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Rockets will be playing at home against the Cyclones at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Rochester took a ten-run loss the last time they faced off against PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Rockets came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bluejays on Wednesday, sneaking past 6-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rockets.

Gibson Warren
04/23/25 @ PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central | 2 |
04/18/25 @ Pekin | 1 |
04/15/25 @ Lanphier | 1 |
04/07/25 vs Normal University | 1 |
03/26/25 vs Springfield Southeast | 1 |
Gibson Warren was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ajay Runkel, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, while Sacred Heart-Griffin put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Springfield. The Cyclones sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over the Senators. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Sacred Heart-Griffin has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Rochester, their win bumped their record up to 14-3.
Everything went Rochester's way against Sacred Heart-Griffin in their previous meeting on Tuesday, as Rochester made off with an 11-3 victory. Will the Rockets repeat their success, or do the Cyclones have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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