The Roosevelt Roughriders will square off against the Garfield Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Roosevelt is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since March 14th on Monday. They lost 13-1 to Juanita. The Roughriders haven't had much luck with the Ravens recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Garfield got the win against Holy Names Academy on Monday by a conclusive 11-1. Considering the Bulldogs have won 11 contests by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Hannah Arimura was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Sammy Breckenridge looked comfortable as she pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Garfield let Mae Valenta and Nina Breckenridge run wild. Valenta went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run, while Breckenridge got on base in all three of her plate appearances with three RBI. Those three RBI gave Breckenridge a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kaitlyn Washington, who went 2-for-5 with two runs.
Garfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holy Names Academy only posted an OBP of .174.
Garfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Roosevelt, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
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