Will Rogers College is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Durant a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Will Rogers College Ropers will be playing at home against the Durant Lions at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Will Rogers College was able to grind out a solid win over Liberty, taking the game 9-5.
Durant never got on the board in their matchup on Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Muskogee last Saturday. They came out on top against the Roughers by a score of 12-9.
Keyvan Dollar looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
On the hitting side, Aiden Diviney was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. He is becoming a predictor of Durant's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 7-1 (and 3-8 when he doesn't). Eli McClure was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run and two runs.
Will Rogers College's victory bumped their record up to 4-18. As for Durant, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Will Rogers College suffered a grim 22-0 defeat to Durant in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Can the Ropers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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