Roosevelt took a 15-run defeat the last time they faced off against Franklin, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Roughriders came out on top in a nail-biter against the Quakers on Wednesday, sneaking past 8-6. This was a revenge game for the Roughriders: when they faced off against the Quakers on April 15th, they had to take a 17-2 loss.
The team relied heavily on Leslie Homan, who fired off two home runs, three RBI, and one stolen base while going 3-for-4. Those two home runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Penny Thurston, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
Roughriders
| 04/30/25 vs Franklin | 8-6 |
| 04/22/25 vs Grant | 7-5 |
| 04/16/25 vs Cleveland | 12-6 |
| 04/11/25 vs McDaniel | 8-4 |
| 04/09/25 vs Ida B. Wells | 9-1 |
| 04/08/25 vs Lincoln | 10-0 |
Roosevelt's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10-1.
Roosevelt has already played their next matchup, a 5-4 loss against Cleveland on the 2nd. As for Franklin, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 9-8 defeat against Grant on the 2nd.
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