The Rocky Grove Orioles will head out on the road to square off against the Saegertown Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Rocky Grove kicked off their season on the road on Monday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of Maplewood by a score of 5-4. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Rocky Grove in their matchups with Maplewood: they've now lost three in a row.
Rocky Grove saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trenton Rice, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Jones, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Saegertown's way against Union City on Monday as Saegertown made off with a 12-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Saegertown.
Blake Burchill and William Shaffer were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Burchill pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Shaffer tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). At bat, Burchill scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Shaffer scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Saegertown got a massive performance out of Luke Young, who scored a run and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Blake Leslie, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Rocky Grove might still be hurting after the 17-1 loss they got from Saegertown in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Rocky Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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