The Rowland Raiders will head out to challenge the Narbonne Gauchos at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rowland easily dispatched The Webb Schools on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Rowland fell just short of Diamond Ranch by a score of 4-2 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Raiders couldn't push the score so high this time.
Derek Salazar was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. What's more, he posted two hits, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. David Garcia also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Narbonne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 7-4 to Edison.
Twaine Meadows made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Narbonne's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Rowland, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Rowland might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Narbonne when the teams last played last Tuesday. Can Rowland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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