The Rosemont Wolverine will head out on the road to take on the Cordova Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Thursday, Rosemont suffered a tough 17-7 loss at the hands of El Dorado. Rosemont has not had much luck with El Dorado recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Ayden Wohlers made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of James Lara, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Cordova put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against Valley as Cordova made off with an 11-0 win. The victory was just what Cordova needed coming off of a 16-5 defeat in their prior match.
Levi Nyberg and Alfonso Maya made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Nyberg pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Maya tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Nyberg has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Nyberg scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Maya scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Evan Nelson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Gage Cordova, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Rosemont's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Cordova, the win got them back to even at 9-9-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Rosemont has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cordova struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.2. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Rosemont couldn't quite finish off Cordova in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Rosemont, Eli Campbell (who struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
