Rocky River's game in Tuesday's second game was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 17-2 margin over the Queen's Grant Stallions. With that victory, Rocky River brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Nelson Zapata Morel, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Angel Urena, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
On Queen's Grant's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ezequiel Abreu, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Rocky River's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-10. As for Queen's Grant, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-8.
Rocky River will take on Lee Park Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Queen's Grant, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Carolina International at 4:30 p.m. Queen's Grant is facing Carolina International at the right time seeing as Carolina International is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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