The Rockridge Rockets are on the road again on Saturday to play the Auburn Trojans at 1:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Rockridge: 1.3, Auburn: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Rockridge heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Friday. They fell just short of Carterville by a score of 1-0. The game marked the first time this year in which Rockridge was not able to get on the board.
Kendra Lewis spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Rockridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Dieterich, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Auburn's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of North Boone by a score of 2-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Auburn has not been shut out since back in April.
Rockridge's loss dropped their record down to 31-4-1. As for Auburn, their defeat dropped their record down to 26-8-1.
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