
Raiders
03/04/25 vs Royal | 19 |
02/17/25 vs Louise | 12 |
02/21/25 @ Wharton | 11 |
02/28/25 vs Nimitz | 7 |
02/21/25 vs Austin | 6 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rice Consolidated). They were the clear victor by a 19-11 margin over the Royal Falcons on Tuesday. With that victory, the Raiders brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
OJ Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Johnson was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Johnson wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Glenn Mills, who scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances. Mills is becoming a predictor of Rice Consolidated's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't).
Rice Consolidated kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Rice Consolidated moved to 6-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Royal, they now have a losing record of 1-2-1.
Coming up, Rice Consolidated will square off against Louise at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. As for Royal, they will face off against Nimitz at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Nimitz has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.5 runs per game on average), something Royal will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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