The Rockwood Rockets will head out on the road to challenge the Greater Johnstown Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Rockwood will be strutting in after a win while Greater Johnstown will be coming in after a loss.
While Rockets fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. They were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over Ferndale on Tuesday. The Rockets haven't had any issues with the Yellow Jackets recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Nathan Show made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Show was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
Davis Bruening
| 03/18/25 @ Ferndale | 4 |
| 04/30/24 @ Meyersdale | 3 |
| 04/19/24 @ Shanksville Stonycreek | 2 |
| 05/21/24 vs Shanksville Stonycreek | 1 |
| 05/07/24 vs Shanksville Stonycreek | 1 |
In other batting news, Rockwood let Davis Bruening and Carson Brown run wild. Bruening scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Brown scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Those four runs gave Bruening a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Trimpey, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Rockwood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ferndale only posted an OBP of .238.
Meanwhile, Greater Johnstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Sunday as the team picked up their 22nd straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Bishop McCort, falling 10-0.
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