Garfield was the 14-12 winner over Roosevelt when they last played one another back in April, but their luck changed this time around. The Garfield Bulldogs lost 10-4 to the Roosevelt Roughriders on Friday. Garfield has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jordana King was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. She hasn't dropped below three hits for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Lissie Hogan, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
On Roosevelt's side, Claire Schmitt made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Schmitt was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with three RBI.
In other pitching news, Perrie Ausk looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Roosevelt got a massive performance out of Sammie Wright, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Maddie Lee was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Garfield's defeat ended a 13-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-5. As for Roosevelt, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5-1 record this season.
Garfield will look to defend their home field on Friday against Stanwood at 9:00 a.m. Stanwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season. As for Roosevelt, they will face off against Everett at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Roosevelt is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13 runs per game this season.
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