The Roosevelt Roughriders will challenge the Timnath Cubs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Roosevelt will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Roosevelt's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Greeley Central with a sharp 20-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Roughriders, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Roz Muguerza made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Muguerza was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Roosevelt got a massive performance out of Kenli Kern, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Lilly Rosenthal, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and a triple.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roosevelt was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .571. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're batting average total in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Timnath was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They lost 14-2 to Thompson Valley.
Timnath saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Miller, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Roosevelt's victory bumped their record up to 14-1. As for Timnath, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
Timnath's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Roosevelt has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 12.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Timnath, though, as they've been averaging 11. Given Roosevelt's sizable advantage in that area, Timnath will need to find a way to close that gap.
Roosevelt took their win against Timnath when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 13-3. Will Roosevelt repeat their success, or does Timnath have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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