The Mead Mavericks are on the road again on Friday to play the Roosevelt Roughriders at 11:00 a.m.
Mead is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since August 29, 2023 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Frederick by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Mavericks have suffered against the Golden Eagles since August 29, 2017.
Mead saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nikki Ward, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Roosevelt). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Greeley Central a 24-0 shutout on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Roughriders, who have now won three contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Lilly Rosenthal made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. That triple was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Roosevelt got a massive performance out of Cali Bly, who went 4-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Bly also put up a double, which washer first of the season. Another player making a difference was Brooke McNeil, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roosevelt always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .765. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
The loss snapped Mead's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record. As for Roosevelt, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Everything went Mead's way against Roosevelt when the teams last played back in September of 2022 as Mead made off with a 6-0 victory. Will Mead repeat their success, or does Roosevelt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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