A feisty cat fight will be fought as Roseville Tigers challenge Del Campo Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Del Campo took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Roseville, who comes in off a win.
Del Campo will be up against a hot Roseville team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Roseville was the clear victor by a 14-0 margin over River Valley on Friday. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by exactly 14 runs.
Austin Chang looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February.
Kyle Pettersen
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kyle Pettersen, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. He is becoming a predictor of Roseville's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Cyrus Young, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and one stolen base.
Roseville kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.6.
Meanwhile, Del Campo unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Vanden by a score of 3-2.
Del Campo also got a good showing from Logan Smith, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Smith has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
Del Campo's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-1. As for Roseville, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Roseville couldn't quite finish off Del Campo in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 3-1. Can Roseville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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