Scurry-Rosser is a perfect 5-0 against Rice since February of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Wildcats will host the Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Scurry-Rosser's favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Rice has been banged up by 14 consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Scurry-Rosser barely beat Grandview the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wildcats never let the Zebras get on the board and left with a 9-0 win back in March.
The result came thanks to Cole Hartzel's shutout, as he gave up just six hits and racked up nine Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Scurry-Rosser is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise.
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On the hitting side, Scurry-Rosser got a big performance out of Lincoln Wagner, who went 3-for-5 with one triple, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave Wagner a new career-high. Caleb Peavy was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Bulldogs on Monday. Rice came up short against Palmer, falling 11-1.
Scurry-Rosser is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Rice, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Scurry-Rosser came out on top in a nail-biter against Rice when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 6-5. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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