Head-Royce has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Tuesday. They will square off against the Athenian Owls at 4:00 p.m. Head-Royce's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Athenian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, Head-Royce earned a 7-2 win over St. Joseph Notre Dame.
The team relied heavily on Kento Tsuji, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Graham Sanger, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Athenian unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 11-3 to St. Joseph Notre Dame.
Athenian saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Williams, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Head-Royce's victory bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Athenian, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Head-Royce has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Athenian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Head-Royce beat Athenian 4-0 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Athenian's Darren Rosenberg, who struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Head-Royce still be able to contain Rosenberg? There's only one way to find out.
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