We've got a battle between Eagles coming up. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wayne Christian has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Rosewood will arrive with four straight victories.
On Thursday, Wayne Christian didn't have quite enough to beat John Paul II Catholic and fell 3-1.
Wayne Christian saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Peck, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. Sal Benkovics also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rosewood). They were the clear victor by a 21-1 margin over Union on Wednesday. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Cam Rye was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Lund, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Rosewood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .733. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March of 2024.
Rosewood pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Wayne Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Wayne Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rosewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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