Roosevelt is on a four-game streak of home losses, Lincoln an eight-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Roosevelt Roughriders will take on the Lincoln Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Roosevelt, who comes in off a win.
Roosevelt will head into Wednesday's game on the come-up: they were handed a ten-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Franklin on Wednesday. Roosevelt narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Franklin 8-6.
Ruby Frish spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Roosevelt let Leslie Homan and Livi Jones loose on the outfield. Homan scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Jones scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Zulaykha Armstrachan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Lincoln lost 11-5 to Cleveland on Tuesday.
Roosevelt's win bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 1-17.
Roosevelt skirted past Lincoln 5-3 when the teams last played back in April. Does Roosevelt have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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