The Saginaw Rough Riders will head out on the road to square off against the Granbury Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Friday, Saginaw suffered a tough 13-1 defeat at the hands of Azle. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Saginaw in their matchups with Azle: they've now lost three in a row.
Saginaw saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anslee Roberts, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Granbury entered their tilt with Northwest with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Texans by a score of 5-2 on Friday.
Allison Dafoe was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Dafoe has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Dafoe was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hannah Dafoe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Rachel Venable, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Saginaw's defeat dropped their record down to 8-17-1. As for Granbury, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Saginaw might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Granbury in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dafoe, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Saginaw knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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