The Rochester Rockets will face off against the Athens Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The last four games Rochester has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Rochester and Lincoln meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Rockets had just enough and edged out the Railsplitters 7-5.
Meanwhile, while Athens put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Jacksonville. The Warriors walked away with a 4-0 victory over the Crimsons.
The result came thanks to MacKenzie Ratliff 2026's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Kenzie Szoke 2026 was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one double.
Rochester's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Athens, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-10.
Rochester was able to grind out a solid victory over Athens when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 5-2. Will the Rockets repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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