The Dakota Ridge Eagles will take on the Roosevelt Roughriders at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Roosevelt is headed out to face a Eagles squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Dakota Ridge came up short against Denver North on Saturday, falling 10-4.
Jackson Barrett made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mitchell Lee, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They blew past Greeley Central 9-1 on Saturday. The win was some much needed relief for the Roughriders as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Brady Mylander made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason Sauer, who scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Bryant, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
Roosevelt was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greeley Central only posted a batting average of .048.
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