Roosevelt owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Claremont Wolfpack with a sharp 8-0 victory. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by eight runs or more this season.
Michael Wayne tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Braden Annett, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Andrew Taylor, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Roosevelt was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Claremont only posted a batting average of .077.
Mustangs
| 02/25/25 @ Claremont | 8-0 |
| 02/21/25 @ Apple Valley | 7-3 |
| 02/20/25 vs Eastside | 17-1 |
| 02/17/25 vs Silverado | 12-0 |
The win keeps them at an undefeated 4-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 runs over those games. As for Claremont, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Roosevelt will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against El Rancho at 3:15 p.m. on March 10th. Roosevelt's pitching crew has only allowed one run per game this season, so El Rancho's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Claremont, they will take on Upland at 3:30 p.m. on March 5th.
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