Roosevelt put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fourth consecutive shutout on Saturday. They never let the Thompson Valley Eagles onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Roughriders also won the last time the pair played back in August.
Thompson Valley's batters probably weren't too happy with Lilly Rosenthal, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 16 Ks (she gave up three walks). The dominant performance gave Rosenthal a new career-high in strikeouts.
Roosevelt didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Roosevelt's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Thompson Valley, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-6 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Roosevelt will square off against Severance at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Thompson Valley, they will take on Berthoud at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Berthoud will roll in looking for their 17th straight win, something Thompson Valley surely won't give up without a fight.
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