With a playoff win on the line, J.H. Rose rose to the challenge on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the North Lincoln Knights 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rampants.
Josh Roberson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one double.
Roberson wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Owen Simmons, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Rampants
| 05/30/25 vs North Lincoln | 5-4 |
| 05/23/25 vs Terry Sanford | 9-3 |
| 05/20/25 vs Terry Sanford | 8-2 |
| 05/16/25 vs North Brunswick | 5-3 |
| 05/15/25 vs South Brunswick | 3-2 |
| + 7 more games |
J.H. Rose's victory was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for North Lincoln, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-9.
J.H. Rose will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Knights: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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