The Rogers Rams will head out on the road to take on the Kentridge Chargers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rogers will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Rogers can't be too worried about heading out to take on Kentridge: they just beat Kennedy Catholic at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Rogers walked away with a 7-4 win over Kennedy Catholic on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Rogers has won by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, Kentridge had just enough and edged Emerald Ridge out 7-6 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Kentridge.
Kentridge got a great performance from Akoni Nazarino as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Nazarino has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rylan Gullard, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Teegan O'Brien was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Rogers' victory bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Kentridge, their win bumped their record up to 14-7.
Rogers couldn't quite finish off Kentridge in their previous meeting back in May of 2016 and fell 4-2. Can Rogers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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