Roosevelt won the last time they faced Kings Christian and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Roosevelt Rough Riders put the hurt on the Kings Christian Crusaders with a sharp 11-1 victory. The Rough Riders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by ten runs or more this season.
Rocko Portillo made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Roosevelt let Brian Roberson and Manny Molano run wild. Roberson scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Molano scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Rough Riders
| 03/12/25 vs Kings Christian | 63.3% |
| 03/10/25 vs Kennedy | 53.6% |
| 02/27/25 vs Granite Hills | 32.3% |
| 02/26/25 @ Riverdale | 54.5% |
| 05/10/24 @ Fresno | 22.2% |
| + 12 more games |
Roosevelt always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. The last time their OBP was this high was back in February of 2024.
The win (which was Roosevelt's third in a row) raised their record to 7-1-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Kings Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3-1.
Looking ahead, Roosevelt will square off against McLane at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (McLane 3.1, Roosevelt 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Kings Christian, they will face off against Laton at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Kings Christian has given up an average of 8.4 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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