The Western Reserve Roughriders will head out on the road to face off against the Plymouth Big Red at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.
Things were looking good for Western Reserve after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of New London by a score of 3-2. That's two games in a row now that Western Reserve has lost by just one run.
Cooper Zunis was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Western Reserve didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. This was only their 12th loss (out of 15 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Plymouth lost 11-1 to Seneca East on Thursday.
Western Reserve's record is now 3-17. As for Plymouth, their record now sits at 6-12.
Everything went Western Reserve's way against Plymouth in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Western Reserve made off with a 10-2 victory. Will Western Reserve repeat their success, or does Plymouth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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