The Rocky Grove Orioles will stay at home for another game and welcome the Eisenhower Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eisenhower took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Rocky Grove, who comes in off a win.
Rocky Grove is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 9-6 victory over Cochranton on Monday.
The team relied heavily on Mykah Stone, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Landon Jones was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Eisenhower was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 17-7 to Iroquois.
Caleb Jakubczak put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Jakubczak was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Derek Childs was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Rocky Grove's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Eisenhower, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
Rocky Grove skirted past Eisenhower 5-4 in their previous meeting on April 9th. Will Rocky Grove repeat their success, or does Eisenhower have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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