The Reagan Rattlers will face off against the Churchill Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Reagan's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Churchill's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Reagan is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Johnson just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 6-1 to the Jaguars. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Churchill). Their pitcher stepped up to hand SA Roosevelt a 16-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Chargers haven't had any issues with the Rough Riders recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Sonia Gres made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Gres was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs.
In other batting news, Xiomara Sostre was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing Four bases. while going 1-for-2. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nia De Luna, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
Churchill's victory bumped their record up to 6-12-1. As for Reagan, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 11-3.
Reagan suffered a grim 14-6 defeat to Churchill when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Reagan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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