Roosevelt was not the first on the board on Thursday, but they got there more often. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over the Wellington Eagles. The result was nothing new for the Roughriders, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Brooke McNeil made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in hits. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with a triple, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Roosevelt let Kenli Kern and Makayla Maddox loose on the outfield. Kern went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Maddox scored three runs while going 3-for-3. What's more, Kern also racked up two hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. Lily Wiese was another key player, scoring three runs while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roosevelt was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're batting average total in three consecutive games.
Roosevelt's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Wellington, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 9-6 record.
Roosevelt will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Mountain View at 11:00 a.m. Roosevelt is facing Mountain View at the right time seeing as Mountain View is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Wellington, they will take on Berthoud at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Berthoud will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Wellington surely won't give up without a fight.
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