The Roosevelt Roughriders will head out on the road to challenge the DC International Dragons at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Roosevelt is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
After a string of four wins, Roosevelt's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 23-0 walloping at the hands of Jackson-Reed. The game marked that first time this year in which Roosevelt was not able to get on the board.
Roosevelt saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Destin Norman, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, DC International faced Georgetown Day in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. DC International walked away with a 5-1 victory over Georgetown Day. The win was familiar territory for DC International who now have three in a row.
Dylan Anderson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Anderson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Anderson was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jose David English, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Roosevelt's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for DC International, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Roosevelt has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 13 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like DC International struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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