The Ropes Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Petersburg Buffaloes at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ropes has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Petersburg will arrive with eight straight wins.
Ropes fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Lockney on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Longhorns by a score of 12-10. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Longhorns 4-0 in the first period.
Meanwhile, Petersburg got the win against Crosbyton on Tuesday by a conclusive 25-6. The Buffaloes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 games by six runs or more this season.
Petersburg got a massive performance out of KYNLEE OVALLE, who went 3-for-5 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. OVALLE has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. CADENCE GRIEGO was another key player, going 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
Petersburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .595 or higher in seven consecutive matchups.
Petersburg's victory bumped their record up to 14-5. As for Ropes, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
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