The Rogers Vikings will be playing at home against the Tiverton Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Rogers' hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Shea on Tuesday. They lost 14-0 to the Raiders. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, Rogers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Tiverton had to settle for a 9-7 loss against Mount St. Charles Academy on Tuesday.
Sadie Pickering made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Eilish Condon, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Rogers' defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Tiverton, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Rogers suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Tiverton in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tiverton's Abby DeMello, who struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Now that Rogers knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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