For the second straight game, Ropes will face off against Seagraves. Ropes will be playing in front of their home fans against Seagraves at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ropes has ten straight wins, Seagraves has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Ropes is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Seagraves with a sharp 26-2 victory on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Ropes, who have now won nine matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
Elijah Flores
| 03/24/26 @ Seagraves | 5 |
| 03/14/26 @ Smyer | 3 |
| 03/03/26 vs Idalou | 3 |
| 02/21/26 vs Memorial | 3 |
| 02/16/26 @ Greenwood | 3 |
Elijah Flores made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Ryland Keith was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, five runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. Jaivyth Cruz was another key player, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base.
Ropes kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in eight consecutive games.
Ropes' win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Seagraves, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Seagraves' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Ropes has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Seagraves, though, as they've been averaging 10.4 hits. Given Ropes' sizable advantage in that area, Seagraves will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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