The Rock Creek Mustangs will head out on the road to face off against the Rossville Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rock Creek has ten straight wins, Rossville has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rock Creek's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Silver Lake and snuck past 2-0. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Rock Creek has scored all year.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Rossville had to settle for a 7-5 loss against Sabetha on Thursday.
Avery Crosswhite and Conner Bush did some serious damage despite the final result: Crosswhite scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Bush scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Camden Horak was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Rock Creek's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-1. As for Rossville, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
Rock Creek took their victory against Rossville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Creek since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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