The Childress Bobcats will head out on the road to square off against the Roosevelt Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Childress is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
While Childress has not struggled against Idalou recently, they managed to flip the script on Saturday. Childress skirted past Idalou 13-12. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Ansley Parr made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and ten unearned) runs off eight hits. Parr has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Parr was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Jaycee Lepe and Addi Baize did most of the damage at the plate: Lepe got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Baize scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Clarissa Gamboa was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt was not the first on the board last Saturday, but they got there more often. They came out on top against Liberty by a score of 12-7.
Childress' victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-6. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs per game. As for Roosevelt, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.
Everything went Childress' way against Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in March as Childress made off with a 10-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Childress since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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